All six service members aboard a US refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq on Thursday have died. It brings the total American troops death toll in the Iranian conflict to 13.
At least four United States crew members are dead after a military refueling plane crashed in Iraq. U.S. Central Command says it was not the result of hostile or friendly fire and that a rescue operation was launched immediately. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with analysis.
The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.
Four crew members were killed when a US Air Force refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq on Thursday, the US Central Command announced Friday morning.
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…
Rescue efforts continued for the remaining two crew members, U.S. Central Command said.
The Pentagon on Saturday identified all six American airmen killed in the horrific KC-135 crash over western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury. The post Pentagon Names Six Fallen Heroes Killed in KC-135 Refueling Aircraft Crash in Iraq appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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.
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.
An aerial refueling tanker crashed in Western Iraq, U.S. officials said.
