US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet / CENTCOM The US Central Command on Thursday confirmed a KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. The status of the six crewmembers on board is unknown. CENTCOM said this was not due to friendly fire or hostile fire. A second refueler landed safely in Israel. Both of the two aircraft involved in the incident over western Iraq today on day 13 of war with Iran were KC-135 refuelers, sources told @CBSNews @JimLaPorta and me. One landed safely in Israel. The other went down. https://t.co/FNgYrsWGMt — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 12, 2026 Via US Central Command: U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred…
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