Military officials said all six crewmen on board a refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq were killed.
The crash is under investigation, The Associated Press reported.
Central Command gave the update via X.com, saying that the KC-135 went down in western Iraq on Thursday in friendly airspace while supporting Operation Epic Fury.
The airplane did not crash due to hostile or friendly fire, CENTCOM said.
The identities of those killed have not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
All Crew Members of U.S. KC-135 Loss in Iraq Confirmed Deceased
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 13, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. – All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during…
Initially, only four members of the crew were killed, CNN reported.
A second plane was damaged, but landed safely.
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