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All Crew Members of U.S. KC-135 Loss in Iraq Confirmed Deceased TAMPA, Fla. – All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during
Egyptian F-16 Fighting Falcons refuel from a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker during BRIGHT STAR 25 in Egypt. @USAFCENT (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Natalie Jones)
Four Confirmed Deceased in Loss of U.S. KC-135 Over Iraq TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue. The
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet over the middle east during Operation Epic Fury.
Here's how the KC-135 went down, through a "collision". XD
A USAF KC-135 has crashed over Iraq, possibly after a mid air collision. Aerial refueling has its perils. Pilots and crew make it look easy, but it is anything but. When things go wrong, the consequences can be catastrophic. Here is a clip from a few years back showing a near
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II's signal "thank you" to a KC-135 Stratotanker after receiving fuel during a combat patrol over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
As a former KC-135R pilot, this tragedy really hits close. By the looks of this photo, we almost lost lost two aircraft and crews. The aircrew did a fantastic job getting this one back on the ground safely. May the Warriors of the fallen KC-135 RIP, praying for their family and
UPDATE: Images show damaged US KC-135 refuelling plane at Tel Aviv airport 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/mubl88?update=…
U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the
💥 BREAKING: $65 million. 6 crew. Likely all dead. US CENTCOM confirms KC 135 tanker lost as hostile air defence hit in Iraq. The aircraft was refueling bombers hitting Iran. Now it's wreckage. Operation Epic Fury just claimed more American lives. #Iran #Israël #IranWar
The KC-135 Stratotanker helps U.S. Air Force pilots fly farther and stay longer in the air. They can transfer over 200,000 pounds of fuel before landing. One crewmember, known as a boom operator, is stationed in the rear of the plane and transfers the fuel to other aircraft
Here's how the KC-135 went down, through a "collision". XD
From the crew of the KC-135, they found 4 USAF gluttons dead in Iraq, had a "hard landing" to say the least. 2 are missing but likely dead too. The 358 and KC-135: a match made in heaven!
🟡 🇺🇲 🇮🇷 PRECIPITA UNA CISTERNA VOLANTE USA KC 135❗ Il comando USA parla di "incidente", ma probabilmente è stato abbattuto. È il primo KC 135 che perdono da 13 anni. Dispersi i 6 piloti. (Nel video da confermare: il presunto rottame).
E-3 Sentry narrowly avoids mid-air collision with KC-135 during refueling 📹: Todd Curtis
🚨 🇺🇸 BREAKING: The PMU-affiliated Sabreen channel has published footages showing the American KC-135 refueller aircraft crashing down
Video footage published by an Iraqi outlet which appears to show 2 HC-130J Combat King IIs with the U.S. Air Force, which specialize in Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), flying at low altitude tonight over Western Iraq, likely searching for the crash site of the KC-135
An image posted to Facebook appears to show U.S. Air Force KC-135 "Stratotanker" 63-8017 with severe damage to the top of its vertical stabilizer. Tracking data from @flightradar24 shows this aircraft squawking 7700 (emergency) yesterday as it returned to Ben Gurion Airport in
🚨US Tankers Hit in Saudi Arabia Reports indicate 5 US refueling tankers were damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base. 🇸🇦🇺🇸 This follows the loss of 6 crew members in a KC-135 crash in Iraq earlier this week. The US is now reportedly evacuating strategic
عاجل الان السعوديه نانانا قاعدة الامير سلطان الجوية مولعه ذكرت صحيفة وول ستريت جورنال (WSJ) أن خمسة أمريكيين. تعرضت طائرات التزود بالوقود التابعة للقوات الجوية (من المحتمل أن تكون KC-135 Stratotankers) للضرب والأضرار على الأرض في قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية في المملكة العربية
I just had to look it up; one KC-135 a Boeing aircraft (!), is US$39.6 M, and in the space of 2 days, the US Air Force lost 6 of them in the war against Iran, coming to about US$237,600,000 just up in flames. And that's not counting the fuel, artillery, and equipment on board
NEW: Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground in an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, according to two U.S. officials. W @shelbyholliday wsj.com/livecoverage/u…
Do the KC-135's and RJ's have TCAS like regular airliners? Or is that switched off when they fly tactical missions?
Any word on the 5 KC-135 Aerial Refuelers coming back in shipping containers
İran ABD ye ait KC-135 tanker uçaklarını vurmaya devam ediyor. İnecek pist bulamayan uçaklar, yakında havada ikmal de yapamaz hale gelecek. ABD ya yenilgiyi kabul edecek ya da nükleer kullanacak. İran da nükleer karşılık verir.
🇺🇸🇮🇶 The PMU-affiliated Sabreen News channel has published footage purportedly showing the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft breaking apart as it goes down over western Iraq, following what Iraqi resistance groups claim was a successful missile strike against the aircraft. CENTCOM
KC-135 formation standard is 500 feet stacked up and one mile in trail unless refueling Navy recievers andd its stacked 1000 feet. Near mid-airs happen A LOT in this kind of VFR war. Two F-15E Strike Eagles went under our KC-135 a 300 feet… with their lights off! How do I know
So with that KC-135, it's weird they aren't saying anything. One landed with a third of its vertical stabilizer sheered off. Makes me wonder if they somehow collided, but they usually don't fly close enough together for that to happen. You'd think they'd have already said that.
The KC-135 crash in western Iraq on March 12 is real: 6 crew killed in a non-hostile mid-air incident with another tanker (per CENTCOM; other plane landed safely in Tel Aviv). Sabreen's footage (nighttime red lights descending) is what they published claiming to show it, but
Qualche minuto fa 5 KC-135 di base in Arabia Saudita sono stati distrutti a terra.
دليل إضافي قوي جداً على مصداقية #المقاومة_الإسلامية في #العراق في نجاحها بإسقاط طائرة التزود بالوقود الأمريكية: تتبع مسار 10 طائرات أمريكية - بواقع 4 من قاعدة الأمير سلطان السعودية و 6 من تل أبيب - جميعها من نفس النوع KC-135 تتفادى دخول الأجواء العراقية.
Four of these 🇺🇸 KC-135 tankers have taken off from Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 while the rest comes from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport 🇮🇱.
BREAKING IRANIAN MISSILES HIT & DAMAGE 5 US KC-135 REFUELING PLANES IN SAUDI ARABIA — WSJ Iran needs to start protecting it's skies from bombers & jet-fighters! GROUND STOP issued at DC AIRPORTS over ‘STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL’ at air traffic control center — FAA
"the news brings the total number of Air Force refueling planes damaged or destroyed to at least seven. It comes after two Air Force KC-135 refueling planes collided on Thursday, leading one of the aircraft to crash into the ground. All six crew members were killed"
The US Air Force operates roughly 480 aerial refueling tankers total: ~376 KC-135 Stratotankers + ~103 KC-46 Pegasus (as of Feb 2026 data from USAF/Congressional reports). The 5 damaged at Prince Sultan (per WSJ) are being repaired—not destroyed—so operational impact is
Ontem, 22 de ventoso de 234 Fortes chuvas e deslizamentos de terra assolam a província etíope de Gamo, matando 102 pessoas diferentes. Aeronave militar norte-americana modelo Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker se acidenta no oeste do Iraque e mata 4 pessoas diferentes.
#SONDAKİKA ABD'nin 5 tanker uçağı vuruldu! ABD Hava Kuvvetlerine ait 5 adet KC-135 tanker uçağı, Suudi Arabistan'daki Prens Sultan Hava Üssü'nde yerde vurularak hasar gördü. --WSJ
हाँ, करीब 3300-3400 करोड़ रुपये (400M USD ~84 INR)। लेकिन WSJ के मुताबिक सिर्फ डैमेज्ड हैं, रिपेयर चल रहे हैं – पूरी तरह डिस्ट्रॉय नहीं। US डिफेंस बजट 900B+ USD का है, ये उनके लिए छोटी रकम। असली चूना तो जियोपॉलिटिकल टेंशन का है! KC-135 के स्पेयर पार्ट्स से जल्दी ठीक हो जाएंगे।
Reports today confirm an Iranian missile strike in recent days damaged 5 US Air Force refueling planes on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. No fatalities; planes being repaired. Separately, all 6 crew died in a KC-135 refueling plane crash in western Iraq
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) melaporkan bahwa lima pesawat pengisi bahan bakar Angkatan Udara AS (KC-135 Stratotanker) mengalami kerusakan saat berada di darat di Pangkalan Udara Prince Sultan (PSAB), Arab Saudi, dalam serangan rudal Iran baru-baru ini. Menurut dua pejabat AS
So much AI slop on this app These are the actual images of the ' Former KC-135 refueling tanker ' of the United states of america shot down by Iraqi resistance.
🔴 اینم تصاویر بقایای شکار هواپیمای سوخترسان استراتژیک KC-۱۳۵ نیروی هوایی #آمریکا در غرب عراق؛ تمام خدمه نظامی آمریکایی این هواپیمای راهبردی کشته شدند.
As a former KC-135R pilot, this tragedy really hits close. By the looks of this photo, we almost lost lost two aircraft and crews. The aircrew did a fantastic job getting this one back on the ground safely. May the Warriors of the fallen KC-135 RIP, praying for their family and
Photo of the surviving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker that managed to land safely after a mid-air collision with another KC-135, which crashed in Iraq.
The Pentagon reports the loss of a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling tanker, which crashed in western Iraq. A second aircraft involved in the incident landed safely. The condition of the crew remains unknown. Rescue operations are ongoing.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet over the middle east during Operation Epic Fury.
BREAKING Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters: The Iraqi resistance has shot down a U.S. KC-135 aircraft west of Iraq.
❗️🇮🇱🇺🇲⚔️🇮🇷 - The U.S. Air Force is currently conducting intense aerial refueling operations to sustain ongoing airstrikes against Iranian targets. Numerous KC-135 Stratotanker and other tanker aircraft are supporting extended combat missions, including precision strikes under
An image posted to Facebook appears to show U.S. Air Force KC-135 "Stratotanker" 63-8017 with severe damage to the top of its vertical stabilizer. Tracking data from @flightradar24 shows this aircraft squawking 7700 (emergency) yesterday as it returned to Ben Gurion Airport in
JUST IN 🇺🇸🇮🇷: New photos of the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft involved in yesterday’s mid-air collision This happened over Iraq landing at Ben Gurion Airport with major damage to its tail stabilizer. SOMETHING hit that plane and they already said it was not friendly fire.
JUST IN 🇺🇸🇮🇷: Documentation of a KC135 aircraft that returned to land at Ben Gurion Airport with a partially missing tail via Israeli Media
Bu gece İran savunması tarafından düşürülen Amerikan KC-135 tanker uçağı ve içindeki 6 yolcu: - Yaklaşık 50 milyon dolar değerinde; - Tek bir görevde 6 ila 10 savaş uçağı için yaklaşık 40 ton yakıt taşıma kapasitesine sahip. 🔴 Canınız CEHENNEME...
Bu gece ABD, İsrail hava kuvvetleri için kabus gibi. ABD veya İsrail’e ait bir KC-135, Irak üzerinde düşürüldü. Altı kişilik mürettebat için arama çalışmaları başlatıldı. İsabet alan bir başka KC-135 İsrail’e acil iniş yaptı. İsrail-ABD savaş uçakları neden bu gece böyle
This is what happened in the last few hours. Iran's Supreme Leader is "wounded and likely disfigured." Trump says he's alive "in some form." Hegseth says Iran may not know who's in charge. All 6 US crew members from the KC-135 are dead. No confirmed cause. Today is the most
A photo reportedly shows one of the USAF KC 135 tankers involved in today’s mid air collision over Iraq after it landed in Tel Aviv, Israel, with nearly half of its vertical stabilizer torn away. @Osinttechnical
🇺🇸 US TOO MANY LIES: F-18 aircraft crashes — cause: accidental incident! F-15 aircraft crashes — cause: friendly fire! KC-135 aircraft crashes — cause: mid-air collision! MQ-9 crashes — cause: technical malfunction! An aircraft carrier catches fire — cause: electrical short
Photos of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, at what appears to be Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel (note the car’s license plate), with visible damage to the tail have emerged following the crash of a KC-135 due to a mid-air collision with another Stratotanker
⚡️🇺🇸Damage to the US KC-135 fueler appears to indicate the other tanker which crashed had sheered off the surviving tanker's tail with its wings, thus refuting the 'shoot down' theory--although anything is possible.
A US Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, killing all 6 crew members. The US military (CENTCOM) states it was not due to hostile fire, with a second plane damaged but safely landed. This adds to US casualties in the ongoing conflict. #USIranWar #US
🚨🚨🚨🚨 عاااااجل القيادة المركزية الأمريكية: تأكيد وفاة جميع أفراد طاقم طائرة التزود بالوقود الأمريكية KC-135 التي سقطت في العراق
🚨 BREAKING: 13 US service members now KIA in Iran conflict. All 6 crew lost in KC-135 refueling tanker crash over western Iraq (March 12). CENTCOM: No hostile/friendly fire under investigation. These tankers keep our jets flying deep in combat. This loss hits hard how intense
🌐🇮🇷🇺🇲🇮🇱US KC-135 tanker plane crash over western Iraq: One plane crashes, second lands damaged in Israel. US authorities have confirmed the tragic accident of two KC-135 Stratotanker tankers over western Iraq on March 12, 2026, during Operation Epic Fury, part of the ongoing
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