U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says
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An investigation continues after six U.S. service members were killed when their KC-135 plane crashed in western Iraq. Here's what to know.
Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing two U.S. officials.
In a post on social media, U.S. Central Command acknowledged the refueling aircraft went down while supporting Operation Epic Fury. The plane was identified as a US KC-135 refueling aircraft. According to the post, two aircraft were involved in the incident that occurred in friendly airspace.
This comes a day after a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed while supporting operations in western Iraq on Thursday.
Five US Air Force aerial refuelling planes were damaged in an Iranian missile strike on a Saudi military base. No casualties reported as tensions escalate.
This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,' says US Central Command, but does not say if anyone was killed or injured - Anadolu Ajansı
A KC-135 Stratotanker of the US Air Force crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. Here's what we know about the refueling aircraft
A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, a refuelling aircraft, crashed down in western Iraq on Thursday, confirmed the US military.A statement issued by US Central Command noted, 'The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury,