Fauld explosion 70th anniversary: New memorial unveiled
A memorial has been unveiled to mark the 70th anniversary of an explosion at an underground bomb storage depot that killed 70 people.
On 27 November, 1944, around 4,000 tonnes of bombs stored at RAF Fauld in Staffordshire exploded.
The force of the blast left a 400ft (120m)-deep crater in the Staffordshire countryside, which still exists.
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Fauld explosion 70th anniversary: Memorial unveil
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Re: Fauld explosion 70th anniversary: Memorial unveil
It is good to see a new memorial being in place.
How very sad though.
How very sad though.
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Re: Fauld explosion 70th anniversary: Memorial unveil
I've visited the crater a good few years ago now. Its impressive by it sheer size. A 6 million gallon lake and a farm house just disappeared in the blast.
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