CENTCOM Announces Tragic Loss of U.S. Refueling Aircraft – Four Killed

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…

Tragic Loss: CENTCOM Confirms Four American Heroes Killed in Iraq Non-Combat Crash

CENTCOM Confirms Four Heroes Killed in Refueling Aircraft Crash

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…