Talks & Lectures The RAF Fauld Explosion 27 November 1944
Talk by Steve Booth at Erasmus Darwin House.
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This fully illustrated talk by Steve Booth looks in detail about the terrible explosion that occurred in November 1944 at Fauld, just north of Burton.
Fauld was a massive underground armaments store and the occurrence was the fourth largest man-made explosion during World War 2, causing tremendous damage in Burton and it also had an impact in places like Lichfield.
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- Wednesday 3 September 2025, 19:00 - 20:30
Location
Erasmus Darwin House
Beacon Street
Lichfield
WS13 7AD
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