The RAF Fauld explosion occurred during the Second World War at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in Staffordshire, England at 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944. The blast, which was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, detonated between 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes (3,900 and 4,400 tons) of high explosive military ordnance.
The RAF Fauld explosion occurred during the Second World War at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in Staffordshire, England at 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944. The blast, which was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, detonated between 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes (3,900 and 4,400 tons) of high explosive military ordnance.
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