A U.S. Air Pressure Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refuelling plane flies over Tel Aviv on March 4, 2026.
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A U.S. navy refuelling plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday (March 12, 2026), in an incident U.S. Central Command stated concerned one other plane however was not the results of hostile or pleasant hearth.
The US has surged a big quantity of plane into West Asia to participate in operations in opposition to Iran.
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In an announcement, U.S. Central Command stated it was finishing up rescue efforts after the U.S. KC-135 refuelling plane went down. The second plane landed safely.
“The incident occurred in pleasant airspace throughout Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing,” the assertion stated, utilizing the identify of the U.S. operation in opposition to Iran.
Fourth navy plane to go down in struggle with Iran
The KC-135 is a minimum of the fourth U.S. navy plane misplaced through the struggle, after three F-15s had been shot down by pleasant hearth over Kuwait.
KC-135s, which have been in operation for greater than 60 years, typically have a crew of three — a pilot, a copilot and a 3rd who operates the growth used to refuel different plane, in accordance with the US Air Pressure.
However some KC-135 missions require a navigator, and the plane can carry as much as 37 passengers, an Air Pressure factsheet stated.
Early within the struggle — which started on February 28 — Kuwaiti forces mistakenly downed three American F-15E fighters, however all six crewmembers had been capable of eject, in accordance with CENTCOM.
That incident occurred throughout fight together with “assaults from Iranian plane, ballistic missiles, and drones,” the navy command stated on the time.
With inputs from AFP, Reuters
Revealed – March 13, 2026 04:07 am IST