RAF Fauld explosion Wikipedia
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. It was one of the largest nonnuclear explosions in history and the largest on UK soil.. Between 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes of ordnance exploded, mostly high explosion crater with a depth of 100 feet (30 m) and 250 yards (230 m ...