The U.S. Central Command said that the loss was "not due to hostile or enemy fire."
US Central Command officials say ‘incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA US military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident US Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly…
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...
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…
This is the fourth known US aircraft to crash under non-hostile circumstances since beginning efforts in Iran
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…
Rescue efforts are ongoing, officials said, after the KC-135 tanker and another aircraft were involved in an apparent accident.
An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.
The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.
A U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, killing four of six crew members aboard. Officials say the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
