The aircraft were reportedly parked on the flight line at the time of the strike and sustained damage but were not destroyed.
Early Pentagon assessments say the KC-135 crash that killed six airmen happened in friendly airspace and shows no sign of hostile fire as investigators begin reviewing the loss.
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Air Force tanker supports F-16 operations in midair
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 74th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts an air refueling mission for F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft over an undisclosed location ...
Technical Sergeant Ashley Pruitt, of Bardstown, was one of six airmen killed in a crash last week. The KC-135's crew was supporting Operation Epic Fury.
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Pentagon identifies 6 US airmen killed in refueling tanker crash in Iraq after mid-air collision
The War Department confirmed the identifies of the six U.S. airmen who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a mission.
A senior United States Air Force official has warned that Boeing must resolve persistent technical problems with its KC-46 ...
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