US military says all 6 crew members in refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq are dead

March 13, 2026

The U.S. military says all six airmen aboard a KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in Iraq are dead. The KC-135 is the fourth publicly acknowledged aircraft to crash as part of the U.S. military’s operations against Iran.

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