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U.S. Air Force refueler crashes in Iraq while supporting Iran war
Rescue efforts are ongoing, officials said, after the KC-135 tanker and another aircraft were involved in an apparent accident.
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Air Force refueling aircraft down in Iraq, officials say
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Pentagon officials noted the incident was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
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US military refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, Centcom says
The U.S. military announced Thursday that a refueling aircraft, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said two aircraft were involved in the incident, with one going down and the other “landed safely.” It is unclear if there were any…
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DEVELOPING: KC-135 Refueling Aircraft Goes Down in Iraq; Status of Six Crewmembers on Board Unknown
The US Central Command on Thursday confirmed a KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. The post DEVELOPING: KC-135 Refueling Aircraft Goes Down in Iraq; Status of Six Crewmembers on Board Unknown appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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CENTCOM says KC-135 refueling aircraft ‘went down’ in Iraq, rescue efforts underway
U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday evening that it lost a military refueling aircraft over Iraq amid the war in Iran. Two aircraft, both KC-135 Stratotankers, were involved in the incident, according to CENTCOM. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely, officials said, claiming the incident was not the…
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US refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq after incident in ‘friendly airspace’ — rescue efforts under way
A US refueling aircraft “went down” in Iraq on Thursday during a crash in “friendly airspace,” according to authorities, who said rescue efforts remain ongoing. Two aircrafts were involved in the crash, with a US KC-135 Stratotanker going down over western Iraq, the US Central Command said. “The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation...
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Four confirmed dead after U.S. military aircraft goes down in Iraq
The U.S. Central Command confirmed that at least four of six crew members on the KC-135 aircraft were dead, after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq on Thursday.
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