Country United States County Wayne Area code(s) 919 & 984 Elevation 37 m | State North Carolina Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1010605 Local time Thursday 1:31 PM | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 17% Humidity | ||
Faro is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.
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Map of Faro, Nahunta, NC 27883, USA
1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
In Faro—12 miles (19 km) north of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base—two hydrogen bombs dropped during the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash as the aircraft broke up in flight. The crash site is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Faro on Big Daddy's Road.
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Faro, North Carolina Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA