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  Faro  Faro | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′42″N77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W Coordinates: 35°30′42″N77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W | |
| 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 [1] |
Faro is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. [1]
In Faro—12 miles (19 km) north of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base —two hydrogen bombs dropped during the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash [2] as the aircraft broke up in flight. [3] The crash site is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Faro on Big Daddy's Road. [4]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1957:
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1961:
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