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Faro, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W / 35.51167; -77.84389
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Faro
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 / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W / 35.51167; -77.84389
Country United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWayne
Elevation37 m (121 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)919 & 984
GNIS feature ID1010605[1]

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

1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash

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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]

Notes

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  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.