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UPDATED 10:36 PM MST -- U.S. Refueling Tanker Plane Reportedly **** SHOT DOWN **** Over Iraq

  • Mar 12
  • 1 min read

A United States Air Force KC-135 Refueling Tanker aircraft, crashed and exploded in Iraq while on the mission "Epic Fury" being conducted in neighboring Iran.


US Central Command (CENTCOM) iss ued the following Press Release:


Below is a FILE PHOTO of that type of aircraft:


Another File Photo:


UPDATE 10:36 PM MST --


Spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters: A U.S. aerial refueling aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft defense systems in western Iraq and crashed, killing all members of its crew.


Social media accounts inside Iraq are claiming the plane was struck by a P358 surface-to-air missile fired by the "Iraqi resistance."

 
 
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