The Fauld Crater

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4 жыл бұрын

A visit to the Fauld Crater, Staffordshire, site of the largest explosion ever in the UK and one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in the world.
Further reading:
The Fauld Disaster by Nick McCamley -- Folly Books 2015 ISBN 978-0-9928554-3-7... lavishly illustrated with lots of modern views of what 'the dump' looks like underground now now.
Voices From the Explosion by Valerie Hardy -- Guidelines Books & Sales 2012 ISBN 978-1-84306-548-7... drills deep into the humanity of the disaster with something to say about everyone one of the victims and others involved.
Both these titles are exhaustively researched.
There is also a vast amount on the subject on the Web, but beware that this is something everyone seems to have an opinion about, not always particularly based on much(?) research.

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@ronunculous Жыл бұрын

I worked at the MOD until 1990. In 1983 I had reason to visit the crater. Right at the very bottom were the railway lines by which bombs were transported back and forth. Those steel lines were twisted like spaghetti by the blast and raised high above my head into a hideous modern day sculpture. Something you don't ever forget in your lifetime.

@lasalleman6792 8 ай бұрын

Interesting. Just now found out about it. There's been several bad munitions accidents in the US as well. Amazing shots.

@dp-sr1fd 3 жыл бұрын

The aerial photographs taken at the time are incredible.

@ickleshouse 2 жыл бұрын

so true, very scary ! I saw it back in the late 70's and my relatives told me about how many people were affected. Astonished that it has not had more coverage... one heck of a big hole, some of the rocks laying around the area are as big as a Transit van.

@zapplecore 3 жыл бұрын

Excellently done video. Thoroughly interesting & informative. Thanks for posting it.

@derby_dave 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lovely feedback. I continue to believe that it’s important the memory of that terrible event is not lost.

@shaun.carter Жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see the crater from the air. I visited there two days ago, and it is difficult to see the crater from the ground due to being so overgrown. The trees have grown like crazy over the past 20 years. I got some great photos and placed a poppy by the memorial.

@angelsone-five7912 5 ай бұрын

I`ve heard several times about the brass chisel but that really puzzles me because you simply can`t produce sparks from brass, not even with a grinding wheel.

@ickleshouse Жыл бұрын

My Grandmothers friends were out for a drive in their car the day this happened. They were never seen again, true story. Went there as a child in the 80's. The size is incredible !. EDIT, some of the rock/boulders in that area are massive.

@davidjessep1786 Жыл бұрын

I drove there from Bath and had a drink in The Cock Inn only to discover that the landlord and landlady had recently taken over the pub after working a pub in Bath ! This was around 10 years ago

@Peter-fckyt 3 жыл бұрын

Very good, informative video! I've just came back from the trip to the Fauld Crater and a pint in The Cock Inn...shame I don't have a personal drone anymore as the scenery is amazing over there! Thanks for the video!

@stevekaboobiroo1479 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched a few of your videos and have now subscribed.

@fulwoodphantom 4 жыл бұрын

Great story and narrating 👍

@jackthelad93 3 жыл бұрын

Really good video!

@edmundsveikutis1698 3 жыл бұрын

A sparking brass chisel,what bright spark came up with that. I suppose they had to blame someone of lower rank.

@geraldfox7676 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Special use brass, where sparks can be dangerous: Because brass does not create sparks the way iron does it often substitutes for iron in environments where fire is a danger. It is useful in explosive atmospheres as gas valves and fittings.

@RaiFlyAway 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very interesting to watch...😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍

@TonysRcTechboom 4 жыл бұрын

Wow Dave I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this educational Historic Video, Very Sad 😔 You Told the Story Very Well. Thanks for sharing. Big THUMBS up and a sub to. 👍😎👍

@derby_dave 4 жыл бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed it, kind of you to say so. Yes, it is a sad story, and yet had the entire dump gone up, the toll would have been measured in 1,000s... so there's something to be thankful for!

@keithdyche3433 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video I’ve got a lot of history. And photos that have never been seen if you want to get in touch our family lost most off our house in the blast

@LegendaryRc 4 жыл бұрын

awesome flight dude subbed man

@spanishpeaches2930 2 жыл бұрын

deserves more views. excellent vid.stop.

@danwoodward23 2 жыл бұрын

I went here today. We got right to the very centre of the pit. Not much to see down there, the odd bits of twisted metal and some gypsum rock

@angelsone-five7912 5 ай бұрын

You actually went into the crater? Or the mine?

@danwoodward23 5 ай бұрын

@@angelsone-five7912 into the crater I didn't see the mine

@bertmacdonald337 2 жыл бұрын

Brass does not spark, that is why it is used in explosive environments.

@aricastillo387 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, I work on a documentary series and would love to get in touch with you. We are interested in licensing your video to include it on our program. Let me know what's the best way to reach you. Thanks!

@HanburyMemorialHall 4 күн бұрын

Hi, is it possible to show your video at Hanbury Memorial Hall during the events to mark the 80th anniversary of the Fauld explosion. Thanks Ian

@derby_dave 3 күн бұрын

@@HanburyMemorialHall Hi Ian, Yes, that’s absolutely no problem. I don't think I still have the original file that was uploaded to KZfaq otherwise I would have offered you a copy of that. If I do find it I’ll let you know. I wish you all the very best for the exhibition. Regards, Dave

@HanburyMemorialHall 3 күн бұрын

Thank you, the hall committee loved the video. If you're happy I can add it to the hall website with a link to KZfaq under the history of the hall with it being a memorial to the explosion. Thank you again

@SvenTviking 2 жыл бұрын

Bomb disposal teams use brass tools because they don’t spark. Don’t understand this explanation.

@peanuts2105 3 жыл бұрын

You can fly over Fauld in your UAV because there is no NOTAM for it

@chriscollins550 Жыл бұрын

You can't I went there with a drone this year. As I passed over it the from went carzy and diverted itself to the edge of the carter. My friend then try to fly he's drone over with us thinking it was a problem with my drone. He's drone then did the same thing. There's also a recent video on youtube with a woman flying her drone she did the same thing went over the boundary and her drone went out of control and ended up hovering over the next filed. She had no control over it till the drone was out of the border of the crater.

@peanuts2105 Жыл бұрын

@@chriscollins550 that's really interesting.

@chriscollins550 Жыл бұрын

@@peanuts2105 I don't if it's just program by GPS as a RAF base. So now drones can't fly over it. but there's also a new antenna mast just on the edge of it. Maybe it's to ensure people don't fly over it and crash their drons in the crater and try go get it. Maybe it's just for safety or it's like a said on gps as a RAF base even though it's not used.

@bunkerbusterexplore Жыл бұрын

I saw a drone fly over it no problem whatsoever. There’s no NOTAM as one comment says. Depends on what software you’re using on the drone.