All crew members of the US Air Force tanker aircraft were killed in the crash in Iraq.

All six crew members were killed in the crash of an American military tanker aircraft KC-135 in western Iraq. This was announced on March 13 by the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM).

"The death of all six crew members of the American KC-135 tanker aircraft that crashed in western Iraq has been confirmed," the command said in a statement on the social network X (former. Twitter).

It is noted that the aircraft was lost during Operation Epic Fury while flying in friendly airspace.

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The crash of a KC-135 tanker aircraft of the US armed forces in Iraq was reported earlier in the day. CENTCOM stressed that the loss of the aircraft was not caused by enemy or friendly fire.

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