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"U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft...
... went down in western #Iraq, and the second landed safely. This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire." This was CENTCOM's announcement yesterday reporting the loss of one of its refuelling aircraft. However, a few hours later, the Iraqi resistance announced that two refuelling aircraft had been hit. One was forced to make an emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv) [this one was slightly damaged as it can bee seen in the footage], while the other was evacuated by its crew...