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Pentagon confirms death of six crew members of refueling aircraft in Iran war

Mar 13, 2026Far Left

The Pentagon confirmed that all six crew members aboard a KC-135 refueling aircraft were killed when it went down on Thursday in Western Iraq.In a press release on Thursday, CENTCOM admitted that it was aware of the loss of the aircraft and insisted that it did not go down "due to hostile fire or friendly fire."On Friday, CENTCOM said that "all six crew…

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