RAF Fauld explosion
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title:
RAF Fauld explosion
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The RAF Fauld explosion was a military accident which occurred at 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944 at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in Staffordshire, England. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and the largest on UK soil. Between 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes of ordnance exploded, mostly high explosives. The explosion crater has a depth of 100 feet (30 m) and a maximum width of 1007 feet although different sources have exaggerated this size. The crater i
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1944 military accident in Staffordshire, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fauld_explosion
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2023-09-28T04:05:27Z
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