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4 of 6 U.S. crew members confirmed dead after refueling plane crashes in Iraq
The crash brings the number of U.S. service personnel killed since the Iran war began Feb. 28 to 10. An 11th died of a medical issue.
Four of six U.S. crew members have been confirmed dead after their military refueling plane crashed in Iraq on Thursday while taking part in Iran war operations, the U.S. military said.
U.S. Central Command said in a post on X early Friday that the KC-135 plane went down at approximately 2 p.m. ET in western Iraq, with four crew members confirmed dead. The statement didn't note the status of the other two crew members but said that "rescue efforts continue."
"The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," CENTCOM said.
It said earlier that two aircraft were involved in the incident and that one landed safely.
As is standard protocol in military deaths, the identities of those killed are being withheld until 24 hours after their families have been informed.
The crash means that a total of 10 active service personnel have been killed since the conflict began Feb. 28, when U.S. forces joined with Israel to target senior leaders and military sites in Iran. An 11th died of a medical issue.
Last week, Kuwait mistakenly shot down three U.S. fighter jets but none of the crew members were killed.
The KC-135 Stratotanker, which cost almost $40 million each, have been used as key refueling planes by the U.S Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy for more than 60 years.
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4 of 6 U.S. crew members confirmed dead after refueling plane crashes in Iraq
The crash brings the number of U.S. service personnel killed since the Iran war began Feb. 28 to 10. An 11th died of a medical issue.
Four of six U.S. crew members have been confirmed dead after their military refueling plane crashed in Iraq on Thursday while taking part in Iran war operations, the U.S. military said.
U.S. Central Command said in a post on X early Friday that the KC-135 plane went down at approximately 2 p.m. ET in western Iraq, with four crew members confirmed dead. The statement didn't note the status of the other two crew members but said that "rescue efforts continue."
"The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," CENTCOM said.
It said earlier that two aircraft were involved in the incident and that one landed safely.
As is standard protocol in military deaths, the identities of those killed are being withheld until 24 hours after their families have been informed.
The crash means that a total of 10 active service personnel have been killed since the conflict began Feb. 28, when U.S. forces joined with Israel to target senior leaders and military sites in Iran. An 11th died of a medical issue.
Last week, Kuwait mistakenly shot down three U.S. fighter jets but none of the crew members were killed.
The KC-135 Stratotanker, which cost almost $40 million each, have been used as key refueling planes by the U.S Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy for more than 60 years.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-refueling-plane-crashes-iraq-iran-war-crew-members-killed-rcna263315
#us #iran #iraq #iranwar #israel #israeliranwar #iranvsisrael #irannews #iranian #usnews #politics #news #progressivevoice #theprogressivevoice #trump #donaldtrump
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