1957 Bar Light, Maryland - BOMBED!

Very interesting! We haven't had this happen before on Timeline!

In 1957, three Navy fighter/bombers were doing a routine practice night bombing raid on an old ship a few miles from the lighthouse. A pilot mistakenly dropped targeting flares on the lighthouse instead of the ship, and the three planes then proceeded to bomb the lighthouse with unarmed rockets. The structure was damaged and two keepers were injured. A modern automatic light on the old foundation replaced the lighthouse in 1960.

http://www.lighthousedepot.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=1863

Bert