Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, May 18, 1966 (12 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on May 18, 1966 near Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan with 12 fatalities.
- Date: May 18, 1966
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAF Boeing KC 135 tanker on a special flight from Kadena to Yokota, carrying a spare engine, stalled during the takeoff roll, struck the runway and then stalled again at about 100 feet. It crashed in a large explosion past the runway end, killing all 11 aboard and one motorist on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed.