Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
| Faro | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W / 35.51167; -77.84389 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wayne |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 919 & 984 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1010605 |
Faro is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.
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 as the aircraft broke up in flight. The crash site is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Faro on Big Daddy's Road.
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Thermonuclear bomb resting in a field in Faro
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Explosive ordnance disposal personnel work to recover the buried thermonuclear bomb that fell into a field in Faro
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Notes
- ^ "Faro, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961 secret documents reveal". Telegraph (UK). Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- Michael Mechanic (August 2013). "A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's Terrifying New Book on Nuclear Weapons". Mother Jones. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- "Faro, North Carolina". Ibiblio. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
| Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States | ||
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| County seat: Goldsboro | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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