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RESCUE SERVICES: Extensive explosion at No 21 R A F Maintenance Unit, Fauld near...
Catalogue reference: HO 186/2773
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This record is about the RESCUE SERVICES: Extensive explosion at No 21 R A F Maintenance Unit, Fauld near... dating from 1944-1945 in the series Ministry of Home Security: Air Raid Precautions (ARP GEN) Registered files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 186/2773
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1945
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RESCUE SERVICES: Extensive explosion at No 21 R A F Maintenance Unit, Fauld near Burton-on Trent on 27 Nov 1944: assistance rendered by civilian forces. Includes 143 photographs depicting: Explosion at RAF No 21 MU Bomb Storage Depot, Fauld nr Hanbury Village, Staffordshire. Aerial views of area showing Damage. (See also HO 186/2772). Dated 1944
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- ARP GEN 2809
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 186
Ministry of Home Security: Air Raid Precautions (ARP GEN) Registered files
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