Four US Crew Members Dead in Refueling Aircraft Crash Over Iraq

March 13, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC

US Central Command confirms four of the six crew members on board a refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq have died, according to a post on X.

  • The circumstances of the incident are under investigation, Centcom says, adding that the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire
  • NOTE: US Refueling Plane Crashes Over Iraq, Central Command Says

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