All 6 crew members dead after U.S. refueling aircraft crash in Iraq

2026-03-13 - 15:25

United States Central Command confirmed that all six crew members aboard a U.S. refueling aircraft that crashed over western Iraq have died. The command revised an earlier toll issued Friday, which had reported four fatalities while search efforts were still underway for the remaining two crew members, dw.com reports. According to CENTCOM, the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker was lost on March 12 while flying in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury.