Nuclear Bomb Accident near Goldsboro, NC

One night in 1962, a B-52 bomber crashed in the tobacco fields north of Goldsboro, and on board were two Mark 39 atomic bombs. This "broken arrow" accident would go down as one of the closest nuclear calls in U.S. history. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 The Night of January 23, 1961 02:01 What could have happened 02:27 How close we were 03:32 The Crew 03:56 Historical Marker #history #aviation #accident #B-52 #bomb #nuclear #NC #Goldsboro #brokenarrow