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The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States, on 24 January 1961.A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two 3.8-megaton Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process.
Col. Oscar V. Jones, commander of the 4241st Strategic Air Command Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, North Carolina, stated that the bomber was in "the observation position 100 to 200 feet behind and below the tanker just before the explosion, but never made contact." Col. Jones arrived at the site before dawn today [31 March] to take ...
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement officers arrested a man after a traffic stop Thursday at around 8:30 a.m. Daekwon Hines, 27, of Goldsboro, was stopped and law enforcement found a ...
The crash killed eight of the nine crew on board; the co-pilot, Captain Joseph L. Church, parachuted to safety. The crash was believed to have been caused by overstressing the wings and/or airframe during an exercise designed to test the pilot's reflexes. This was the fourth crash involving a B-52 in eleven months. [5] [6] [7]
Highway patrol recently released reports depicting Ryan Houston's highspeed accidents on I-26 and I-40, leaving three dead and over $90,000 in damages NC Highway Patrol releases reports on ...
A construction site at E. Morehead St. and Euclid Ave. in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. On Monday, January 2, 2023, three construction workers died after falling about 70 feet when ...
A Morehead City, North Carolina, woman died of burns on 26 August which she received when a USMC Grumman EA-6B Prowler, BuNo 160704, c/n P-67, 'CY-11', of VMAQ-2, US Marine Corps, [131] crashed into the front porch of her neighbor's house on Thursday night, 25 August, after the aircraft caught fire and smoke in the cockpit forced the crew of ...
The community Sept. 14, 2024 honored the life and service of Brian Peek, a fire police officer in Goldsboro, who died in the line of duty Aug. 16, 2024.