Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Nov 19, 1968 (2 killed)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on November 19, 1968 near Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan with 2 fatalities.
- Date: November 19, 1968
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAF B52D bomber bound for Vietnam aborted its takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, and could not stop on the runway. It overran the end, crossed a ditch and came to rest on the base perimeter road, where fires broke out from ruptured hydraulic lines and fuel. All seven crew were rescued, but two of them later died of their injuries.