Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The base is named for U.S. Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson, a test pilot from Goldsboro who died in a
F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB.
1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
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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 nu
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One of the Mk 39 nuclear weapons at Goldsboro, largely intact, with its parachute still attached
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress similar to the one involved
Diagram of the external features of a Mark 39 nuclear bomb, with the warhead compartment labeled as "A" and the parachute pack labeled as "B". The location of the access panel for the Arm/Safe Switch is indicated at the rear of the bomb, before the parachute pack. On the top of the parachute pack is the compartment from which the arming rods would be withdrawn. On the nose would be written: "REJECT IF DENTED OR DEFORMED".
The "normal trajectory sequence" for the use of a Mark 39 Mod 2 nuclear bomb, indicating the arming sequence under normal (non-accident) nuclear weapons use conditions.