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Faro
Unincorporated community
Faro, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Faro, North Carolina
Faro, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Faro, North Carolina is located in the United States
Faro, North Carolina
Faro, North Carolina
Location in the United States
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.

  • Goldsboro Bomb Weapon 1 (LA-UR-20-22180)

    Thermonuclear bomb resting in a field in Faro

  • Goldsboro Broken Arrow cleanup 1961

    Explosive ordnance disposal personnel work to recover the buried thermonuclear bomb that fell into a field in Faro

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