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RAF Fauld
RAF Fauld
Located near Hanbury in Staffordshire
	RAF Fauld
Type	Bomb Store
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Open to; the public	no
Condition	Sealed
Site history
Built	1939
In use	Royal Air Force 1939-1966; United States Army 1967-1973
Battles/wars	Second World War

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Royal Air Force Fauld or more simply RAF Fauld is a former Royal Air Force underground munitions storage depot located 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south west of Tutbury, Staffordshire and 10.4 miles (16.7 km) north east of Rugeley, Staffordshire, England.

History

The site was controlled by No. 21 Maintenance Unit RAF which stored munitions underground.

The explosion

At 11:11am on Monday 27 November 1944 an explosion destroyed a large part of site and resulted in the deaths of 75 people.

Post 1944

The depot was used until 1966 when the site was closed. However, in late 1966 when France withdrew from NATO's integrated military structure the site was briefly used between 1967 and 1973.^[1]

References

^ Reed, John, (1977). "Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staff. November 27, 1944", After the Battle, 18, Pp 35 - 40. ISSN 0306-154X.

External links

Fionn's Websites - Coal Mining and Mines Rescue - The day the world blew up

[reed-1] Reed, John, (1977). "Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staff. November 27, 1944", After the Battle, 18, Pp 35 - 40. ISSN 0306-154X.

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 '''Royal Air Force Fauld''' or more simply '''RAF Fauld''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] underground munitions storage depot located {{Convert|2.0|mi}} south west of [[Tutbury]], [[Staffordshire]] and {{Convert|10.4|mi}} north east of [[Rugeley]], Staffordshire, [[England]].
 ==History==
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 ===Post 1944===
-The depot was used until 1966 when the site was closed. However in late 1966 when [[France]] withdrew from NATO's integrated military structure the site was briefly used between 1967 and 1973.<ref name = reed>Reed, John, (1977). "Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staff. November 27, 1944", ''[[After the Battle]]'', '''18''', Pp 35 - 40. [[ISSN|ISSN 0306-154X]].</ref>
+The depot was used until 1966 when the site was closed. However, in late 1966 when [[France]] withdrew from NATO's integrated military structure the site was briefly used between 1967 and 1973.<ref name = reed>Reed, John, (1977). "Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staff. November 27, 1944", ''[[After the Battle]]'', '''18''', Pp 35 - 40. [[ISSN|ISSN 0306-154X]].</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[List of former Royal Air Force stations]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 {{Commons category|RAF Fauld}}