Faro, North Carolina
Faro | |
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Coordinates: 35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | North Carolina |
County | Wayne |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 919 & 984 |
GNIS feature ID | 1010605[1] |
Faro is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.[1]
1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
[edit]In Faro—12 miles (19 km) north of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base—two hydrogen bombs dropped during the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash[2] as the aircraft broke up in flight.[3] The crash site is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Faro on Big Daddy's Road.[4]
- Thermonuclear bomb resting in a field in Faro
- Explosive ordnance disposal personnel work to recover the buried thermonuclear bomb that fell into a field in Faro
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c "Faro, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961 secret documents reveal". Telegraph (UK). Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Michael Mechanic (August 2013). "A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's Terrifying New Book on Nuclear Weapons". Mother Jones. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "Faro, North Carolina". Ibiblio. Retrieved September 22, 2013.