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US KC-135 tanker aircraft crashes in western Iraq, killing all six crew

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US Central Command said a KC-135 refuelling aircraft supporting operations against Iran went down in western Iraq on 12 March and all six crew were killed; a second KC-135 involved landed safely. CENTCOM said the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire and was under investigation. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed to have downed the aircraft and Iran's military said on state TV that an allied group had hit it, claims that conflict with CENTCOM's account.

When
12 March 2026
Where
Western Iraq, Iraq (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
other · military
Against
United States Armed Forces
Attribution
Attribution contested. CENTCOM said the crash was not caused by hostile fire; an Iraqi armed group claimed it shot the aircraft down.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Anadolu Agency News agency · Unaffiliated origin: CENTCOM statement on the KC-135 crash · published 2026-03-13 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim WAM Media · Government of the United Arab Emirates origin: CENTCOM statement on the KC-135 crash · published 2026-03-13 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "US KC-135 tanker aircraft crashes in western Iraq, killing all six crew", ev-20261027-bczm, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-bczm/

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