1961 Goldsboro B-52 Crash

When

24 Jan 1961

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

35.49° N, 77.86° W

Description

US B-52 accident involving nuclear weapons

Deaths

3

Crash of US Air Force bomber with nuclear warheads

The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an aviation 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.

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