#kc-135-aircraft-crash

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fromFortune
2 days ago

All 6 crew members on KC-135 refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, bringing U.S. death toll to at least 13 service members | Fortune

U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash in western Iraq on Thursday followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in "friendly airspace" and that the other plane landed safely. The crash brings the U.S. death toll in Operation Epic Fury to at least 13 service members, with the seven others killed in combat.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
3 days ago

US Warplane Down, French Soldier Killed In Iraq As Iran War Effects Spread

A US KC-135 refueling plane crashed in Iraq after a midair collision with another refueling aircraft during Operation Epic Fury, while a French soldier was killed in a drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan as regional tensions escalate.
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