The B-52s Are Still Around-- Part 4; But One Major Oops in Goldsboro, NC

Just recently, the government had declassified news about the B-52 which fell apart near Goldsboro, NC, in 1962. It was based out of the town's Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and literally fell apart--with two hydrogen bombs. An one came within one of four fail-safe items of actually exploding.

Many of my family members live in Goldsboro, and at the time, I was living in nearby Greenville, NC.

Maybe I could have used my nuclear disaster drills to good use that day. Let's see, get under your desk, head on the floor and hands clasped behind it, butt to the window.

There is a good account of the incident on Wikipedia and a picture of one of the bombs.

That Was Close-- Cooter