RAF Fauld

RAF Fauld
Located near Hanbury in Staffordshire
RAF Fauld
Coordinates	52°50′50″N 1°43′50″W / 52.8471°N 1.7306°W / 52.8471; -1.7306
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 (1939)
In use	Royal Air Force 1939-1966 United States Army 1967-1973
Battles/wars	Second World War

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

Main article: RAF Fauld explosion

At 11:11am on Monday 27 November 1944 an explosion destroyed a large part of site and killed 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.

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