The US Central Command reported the loss of an American refueling aircraft KC-135 Stratotanker in the friendly airspace of #Iraq. “Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft fell in the western part of Iraq, and the second m...
...ade a safe landing,” - an official statement from CENTCOM. Photos of the refueling aircraft that landed in Tel Aviv have appeared online (photo 1, photo 2). The vertical stabilizer suffered serious damage, the aircraft was put out of action. Characteristic damage from anti-aircraft missile fragments is not visible in the photos, so there is a high probability of a collision between two aircraft during the mission. There were a total of 6 crew members on the refueling aircraft, four were of...
...ade a safe landing,” - an official statement from CENTCOM. Photos of the refueling aircraft that landed in Tel Aviv have appeared online (photo 1, photo 2). The vertical stabilizer suffered serious damage, the aircraft was put out of action. Characteristic damage from anti-aircraft missile fragments is not visible in the photos, so there is a high probability of a collision between two aircraft during the mission. There were a total of 6 crew members on the refueling aircraft, four were of...