The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, on 24 January 1961. A B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process. The captain ordered the crew to eject, which they did at . Five men successfully ejected or bailed out of the aircraft and landed safely. Another ejected but did not survive the landing, and two died in the crash. Controversy continues to surround the event as information newly declassified in 2013 reinforced long-held, public suspicions that one of the bombs came very close to detonating.
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| - The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, on 24 January 1961. A B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process. The captain ordered the crew to eject, which they did at . Five men successfully ejected or bailed out of the aircraft and landed safely. Another ejected but did not survive the landing, and two died in the crash. Controversy continues to surround the event as information newly declassified in 2013 reinforced long-held, public suspicions that one of the bombs came very close to detonating.
- It was a Cold War era B-52 Stratofortress bomber air crash in North Carolina, USA that almost caused a nuclear accident. A fuel leak occurred as they refuelled from a tanker aircraft. By the time the B-52 reached its assigned fight position, the pilot reported that the leak had significantly worsened and that 37,000 pounds (17,000 kg) of fuel had been lost over the previous 3 minutes. They were ordered to land immediately at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The pilot in command ordered the crew to eject, which they did at 9,000 feet (2,700 m) and the bomber crashed.
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| - Faro, Nahunta Township, Wayne County, north of Goldsboro, North Carolina
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- One of the Mk 39 nuclear weapons at Goldsboro, largely intact, with its parachute still attached.
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| - It was a Cold War era B-52 Stratofortress bomber air crash in North Carolina, USA that almost caused a nuclear accident. A fuel leak occurred as they refuelled from a tanker aircraft. By the time the B-52 reached its assigned fight position, the pilot reported that the leak had significantly worsened and that 37,000 pounds (17,000 kg) of fuel had been lost over the previous 3 minutes. They were ordered to land immediately at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. As they descended by 10,000 feet (3,000 m) on their approach to the airfield, the pilots were found they were no longer able to keep the aircraft in trim, felt it's controls being to go in to rapid decline and lost control of the aircraft. The pilot in command ordered the crew to eject, which they did at 9,000 feet (2,700 m) and the bomber crashed.
- The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, on 24 January 1961. A B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process. The captain ordered the crew to eject, which they did at . Five men successfully ejected or bailed out of the aircraft and landed safely. Another ejected but did not survive the landing, and two died in the crash. Controversy continues to surround the event as information newly declassified in 2013 reinforced long-held, public suspicions that one of the bombs came very close to detonating.
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