A military plane was carrying the weapons when it exploded over a rural area, killing three people and sending the bombs plunging toward the ground Jan. 24, 1961. The “safety interlocks on the weapons ...
Many of the people at the memorial at RDU on Sunday had connections to victims in the January 29 midair disaster.
Screengrab from the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources on Facebook Two nuclear bombs fell from the sky 64 years ago, putting North Carolina one step from disaster. A military plane was ...