An aerial view of the crater and damage to the surrounding area caused by the explosion, taken by the RAF on 4 December 1944 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 was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and the largest on UK soil.

An aerial view of the crater and damage to the surrounding area caused by the explosion, taken by the RAF on 4 December 1944
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 was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and the largest on UK soil.