Faro, North Carolina

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

Faro
Unincorporated community
Faro is located in North Carolina
Faro
Faro
Faro is located in the United States
Faro
Faro
Coordinates: 35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W
Country United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWayne
Elevation
[1]
37 m (121 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)919 & 984
GNIS feature ID1010605[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. "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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