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US military confirms all six crew members dead after refueling plane crashed in Iraq
All six crew members aboard the KC-135 tanker died in a non-hostile crash during a refueling mission, marking the fourth U.S. aircraft loss in the Iran conflict, CENTCOM said.
- On March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refuelling aircraft went down in western Iraq, and CENTCOM confirmed all six crew members died on March 13.
- CENTCOM said the incident involved two aircraft, the other KC-135 involved landed safely, and investigators said the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
- The KC-135 Stratotanker, used for refuelling and transporting wounded, has been in service for over 60 years and is being phased out as the KC-46A replaces it.
- Families were notified and the military said identities will be withheld pending next-of-kin contact, raising the U.S. toll in Operation Epic Fury to at least 13 service members.
- Analysts warn refuelling tankers may face greater demand if the Iran war continues, while the Institute for the Study of War noted that 'Iran or Iranian-backed Iraqi militias almost certainly conducted several attacks targeting US and European forces in Iraq on March 11 and 12'.
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WASHINGTON — Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the war to 13, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
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