Six U.S. Airmen Killed in KC-135 Tanker Crash in Western Iraq
TL;DR
Six U.S. service members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq after an incident with another plane, not due to hostilities; three were with MacDill Air Force Base and three with Ohio’s 121st Air Refueling Wing, bringing U.S. casualties in the conflict to 13.
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- Pentagon Names 6 Military Members Killed in Iraq Tanker Crash The New York Times
- Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in plane crash in Iraq CNN
- US military names 6 crew members killed on refueling plane that crashed in Iraq The Times of Israel
- U.S. service members killed in refueling aircraft crash in Iraq identified as Ohio National Guard members and Florida-based crew CBS News
- Crew of fatal US military crash included Alabama father recently deployed and several from Ohio Yahoo
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