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In this Jan. 7, 2014 photo, a monument in Grantsville, Md., near the site of the 1964 crash, is dedicated to the citizens who searched for the crashed B-52 bomber, and in memory of the five crew members. Residents of far western Maryland are recalling the 50th anniversary of the deadly crash. Three of the five crew members died in the storm-driven accident on Jan. 13, 1964. Local volunteers helped government workers recover the bodies and two unarmed nuclear bombs from the snow-covered scene. (AP Photo/Andrew Ferguson)
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FILE - This Jan. 14, 1964 file photo shows Major Thomas W. McCormick, 42, center, of Yawkey, W.Va., pilot of the B-52 bomber that crashed near Cumberland, Md, telling newsmen how he parachuted to safety through a raging blizzard and survived a night in sub-freezing temperatures. Residents of far western Maryland are recalling the 50th anniversary of the deadly crash. Three of the five crew members died in the storm-driven accident on Jan. 13, 1964. Local volunteers helped government workers recover the bodies and two unarmed nuclear bombs from the snow-covered scene. (AP Photo/William A. Smith, File)
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In this Jan. 7, 2014 photo, Rick Lewis speaks about the remnants of an ejector seat recovered from an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed 50 years ago is displayed at the Grantsville Community Museum in Grantsville, Md., near the site of the 1964 crash. Residents of far western Maryland are recalling the 50th anniversary of the deadly crash. Three of the five crew members died in the storm-driven accident on Jan. 13, 1964. Local volunteers helped government workers recover the bodies and two unarmed nuclear bombs from the snow-covered scene. (AP Photo/Andrew Ferguson)
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In this Jan. 7, 2014 photo, Frank Sgaggero erects the broken monument that marks the site of a crashed Air Force B-52 bomber in Barton, Md. On January 13, 1964, a B-52 bomber carrying two unarmed nuclear bombs crashed near Barton, killing three of five crew members. Fifty years later, residents of far western Maryland are recalling the anniversary of the deadly crash. Local volunteers helped government workers recover the bodies and two unarmed nuclear bombs from the snow-covered scene. (AP Photo/Andrew Ferguson)
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In this Jan. 7, 2014 photo, Gary Finzel displays how he discovered Air Force Maj. Robert Lee Payne, who died in a 1964 B-52 bomber crash, in Grantsville, Md. Finzel was a part of the search party for the crashed B-52 bomber, and 50 years later, residents of far western Maryland are recalling the deadly crash. Three of the five crew members died in the storm-driven accident on Jan. 13, 1964. Local volunteers like Finzel helped government workers recover the bodies and two unarmed nuclear bombs from the snow-covered scene. (AP Photo/Andrew Ferguson)
