Tag: Goldsboro incident
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Today in History: January 24 — How Pure Luck Averted Two Nuclear Bombs Over Goldsboro
Today in History: January 24, 1961 – A Near-Disaster in the Skies On January 24, 1961, a routine refueling mission turned into a perilous moment that could have rewritten the map of the United States. A United States Air Force B-52 bomber, carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs, was cruising over North Carolina when a…
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Goldsboro 1961: Pure Luck Stopped Two Nuclear Bombs
On This Day in History: A Narrow Escape January 24, 1961, is remembered not for a battlefield victory or a policy announcement, but for a hair-raising near-miss that could have reshaped a nation. Over Goldsboro, North Carolina, a B-52 bomber carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs began to break apart after a fuel leak. What…