"Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the statement said."
"A U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. The KC-135 Stratotanker, the military's flying fuel station, went down at around 2 p.m. ET on Thursday during a mission over western Iraq, CENTCOM confirmed in a statement posted to X early Friday."
A U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on March 12 at approximately 2 p.m. ET during operations targeting Iran. Six crew members were aboard the aircraft. Four have been confirmed deceased, while rescue teams continue searching for the remaining two crew members. The crash occurred in friendly airspace, and U.S. Central Command confirmed the loss was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire. The circumstances of the incident remain under investigation. A second tanker aircraft involved in the incident landed safely. The identities of those killed will not be released until next of kin are notified.
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