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'I heard the explosion in the air.' Veteran reflects on nuclear mishap in Wayne County

Monday is the anniversary of a nuclear mishap that nearly wiped North Carolina off the map. Two nuclear bombs accidentally fell out of a plane flying over Goldsboro. Today, part of one of those bombs lies beneath a muddy field in Wayne County.
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Monday is the anniversary of a nuclear mishap that nearly wiped North Carolina off the map. Two nuclear bombs accidentally fell out of a plane flying over Goldsboro. Today, part of one of those bombs lies beneath a muddy field in Wayne County.

Web Editor : Sydney Franklin
Reporter : Scott Mason
Photographer : Robert Meikle
Posted 2022-01-24T18:08:59-0500 - Updated 2022-01-24T18:08:59-0500