US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet / CENTCOM All six crewmembers aboard the US KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down yesterday are confirmed deceased. The US Central Command on Thursday confirmed a KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. CENTCOM said this was not due to friendly fire or hostile fire. A second refueler landed safely in Israel. The crash is under investigation. Per CENTCOM: 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 Operation Epic Fury. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile…
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