2012

SK1827 : Fauld Crater fencing - Hanbury, Staffordshire

taken 14 years ago, near to Hanbury, Staffordshire, England

Fauld Crater fencing - Hanbury, Staffordshire
Fauld Crater fencing - Hanbury, Staffordshire
A pleasant walk along a sunlit track, with no hint of the terrible tragedy that happened here in November 1944, when the RAF (Royal Air Force) Fauld underground bomb dump exploded.
Time taken 09.01 am BST (British Summer Time).

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Paths Grassland Village, Rural settlement Woodland, Forest Defence, Military Place: Staffordshire Hanbury Cock Inn Hanbury Fauld Fauld Crater other tags: RAF Bomb Dump Explosion World War II Wartime Disaster RAF Fauld Gypsum Mine 1944 Explosion 1944 Munitions Dump Munitions Storage Fauld Explosion Accidents RAF Bomb Dump Fatalities Hanbury Walks Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · BST British Summer Time [8] · RAF Fauld Underground [3] ·
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SK1827, 29 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Richard Phelan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 11 February, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1806 2789 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.8928N 1:43.9969W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1804 2795
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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