All Six Crew Members Killed after US Refueling Plane Crash

Friday, March 13, 2026

Six crew aboard a US military refuelling aircraft have died after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says.

Posted by truthhurts at 06:03 AM | 15 COMMENTS | permalink

Four of six crew members died after a U.S. refueling plane crashed in Iraq. The crash was not because of hostile or friendly fire, the U.S. said.[image or embed]
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Mar 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-13 06:35 AM

You can talk about the American dead in Iran until the cows come home, but I guarantee that they are worth less to Trump than the cows.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-13 08:07 AM

It is now six more Americans dead.

Without having met any of these servicemen, I can assure that they were more brave, hard-working, and generally socially valuable than Donald Trump or anyone in his Cabinet, especially that mewling baby Hegseth.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-13 10:35 AM

There will be a lot more

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-13 11:52 AM

Chickenhawks gonna chickenhawk.

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-13 12:49 PM

>US Central Command (Centcom) says.

+ a dime will buy a phone call in 1969.

#6 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-13 03:31 PM

indigenous man: fires one shot, puts away rifle
big airplean: begins to smoke, crashes
[airamerica.clip]

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-13 03:35 PM

Go ---- off, ------.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-13 08:07 PM

Apparently another tanker landed with damage at the same time. Mid-air?

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-13 08:31 PM

@#9 ... Mid-air? ...

Possibly ...

From the cited article ...

... The tanker had been involved in ongoing US operations against Iran and was one of two aircraft involved in the incident. The second landed safely. ...

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 08:48 PM

Possibly ...

Might have been a tanker fuel transfer gone wrong.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-13 09:20 PM

That's what happens when you let the DEI hires fly the plane.

Biden's fault.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-13 09:28 PM

Might have been a tanker fuel transfer gone wrong.

#11 | POSTED BY REDIAL

It apparently wasn't .... it was a near head-on mid air collision.

Allegedly, a third tanker was around 10 miles behind this one & was just able to avoid being hit, too. At a closure rate of 1,000 mph, the third tanker would have around 40 seconds to maneuver away from the doomed jet after seeing the collision.

A better look at the partially sliced-off tail of the USAF KC-135 involved in the mid-air collision over Iraq yesterday, back on the ground in Tel Aviv.
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#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-13 09:50 PM

Also Today ...

U.S: An F-35 just crashed during takeoff at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The pilot successfully ejected. @presamiga
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#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-13 09:53 PM

That's what happens when you let the DEI hires fly the plane.
Biden's fault.
#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

I thought you were joking .... U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ariana A. Bouche, the KC-135 Stratotanker pilot that was killed in the crash.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-14 04:29 PM

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