Faro, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W / 35.51167; -77.84389Country United StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyWayneElevation
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37 m (121 ft)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)919 & 984GNIS feature ID1010605[1]

Faro is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash

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
    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
    Explosive ordnance disposal personnel work to recover the buried thermonuclear bomb that fell into a field in Faro

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Faro, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961 secret documents reveal". Telegraph (UK). Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Michael Mechanic (August 2013). "A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's Terrifying New Book on Nuclear Weapons". Mother Jones. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Faro, North Carolina". Ibiblio. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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