Crash under investigation but described as not the result of friendly or enemy fire
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.
Rescue efforts are ongoing, officials said, after the KC-135 tanker and another aircraft were involved in an apparent accident.
An American refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq on Thursday afternoon killed all six of the U.S. service members on board, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) confirmed on Friday morning. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, but Centcom said the crash was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” The tragic crash comes…
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