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Underground Nick McCamley |
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Disasters Underground During the mid to late 1930s the Royal Air Force expanded rapidly in readiness for the looming war. This created a massive storage requirement for its stocks of high explosives, bombs and other ordnance. The authorities set about locating underground sites around Britain which were considered safe from the threat of aerial attack. Worked-out limestone and slate quarries were ideal, but in the haste of the moment safety was pushed aside - which, for the RAF in particular, had appalling consequences ... Click the buttons above to find out what went wrong at the RAF bomb stores.
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