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A U.S. subject refuelling craft crashed successful occidental Iraq on Thursday (March 12, 2026), successful an incidental U.S. Central Command said involved different craft but was not the effect of hostile or affable fire.
The United States has surged a ample fig of aircraft into West Asia to instrumentality portion successful operations against Iran.
In a statement, U.S. Central Command said it was carrying retired rescue efforts aft the U.S. KC-135 refuelling craft went down. The 2nd craft landed safely.
“The incidental occurred successful affable airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing,” the statement said, utilizing the sanction of the U.S. cognition against Iran.
U.S. Central Command is alert of the nonaccomplishment of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incidental occurred successful affable airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two craft were progressive successful the incident. One of the craft went down successful occidental Iraq, and the…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026Fourth subject craft to spell down successful warfare with Iran
The KC-135 is astatine slightest the 4th U.S. subject craft mislaid during the war, aft 3 F-15s were changeable down by affable occurrence implicit Kuwait.
KC-135s, which person been successful cognition for much than 60 years, mostly person a unit of 3 — a pilot, a copilot and a 3rd who operates the roar utilized to refuel different aircraft, according to the US Air Force.
But immoderate KC-135 missions necessitate a navigator, and the craft tin transportation up to 37 passengers, an Air Force factsheet said.
Early successful the warfare — which began connected February 28 — Kuwaiti forces mistakenly downed 3 American F-15E fighters, but each six crewmembers were capable to eject, according to CENTCOM.
That incidental occurred during combat including “attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones,” the subject bid said astatine the time.
With inputs from AFP, Reuters
