A United States Air Force refueling plane has gone down in Iraq during the US-Israel conflict with Iran, the US military said.
Rescue efforts are underway, a spokesperson for the Air Force said Thursday.
The aircraft is part of the US military operation against Iran, but the crash was not due to hostile or friendly fire, it said.
US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said in a statement that two KC-135 refueling aircraft were involved in the incident.
‘The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely,’ a spokesperson said.
Central Command added that the incident was not due to ‘hostile fire or friendly fire.’
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A United States Air Force refueling plane has gone down in Iraq during the US-Israel conflict in Iran, the US military said. US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said in a statement that two KC-135 refueling aircraft were involved in the incident