Author joel dobson talked about his book, the goldsboro broken arrow, in which he explores the 1961 crash of a b52 bomber in rural north carolina. This video covers the crash of a b52 near goldsboro, nc in 1961 which was carrying 2 mk39 thermonuclear bombs with a yield of 3. Apr, 2017 this image is being touted as execution in china by japanese troops 1930s however, the executioners are once again, chopchop chinese, notice the uniform style and the large dadao broadsword most likely nationalist soldiers beheading a communist. The buckley report goldsboros broken arrow youtube. On january 23, 1961 a boeing b52 stratofortress took off from seymour johnson air force base in goldsboro, nc as part of operation chrome dome, the code name for a mission run from 1960 to 1968 in which at all times b52s armed. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. The two model mark 39 devices came down when the b52 bomber in which they were riding suffered structural failure and disintegrated in midair 12 miles north of seymour. The city is situated in north carolinas coastal plain and is bordered on the south by the neuse river and the west by the little river. New details on the 1961 goldsboro nuclear accident. Goldsboro broken arrow hydrogen bomb impact site on tuesday, 24 january 1961, at about 12.
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