1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
Weapon No. 2: Serial No. 359943 (free-fall)
Weapon No. 2, which underwent something other than normal release from the aircraft, evidenced by the fact that the parachute did not deploy, also had its arming rods extracted, and those components which were given the opportunity to act, did act in the manner expected. Full operation of this weapon was prevented by several things:
Easement
... convey unto the Grantee, the United States of America and its assigns, a perpetual and assignable easement for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a restricted area in, upon, over and across the land described herein, consisting of:
1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash was an aviation accident that occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States, on 24 January 1961. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two 3.8-megaton Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process. Five crewmen successfully ejected or bailed out of the aircraft and landed safely; another ejected, but did not survive the landing, and two of them were killed in the crash.
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