An American military aircraft US KC-135 crashed in western Iraq. There were 6 crew members in it. In these, 4 American soldiers died. Relief work is going on after the plane crash, search for two other soldiers is going on. Neither any enemy firing nor any own firing is being said to be responsible for the downing of the plane. It was a tanker plane.

The US Army tanker plane was part of the ongoing US operation against Iran. At present, two tanker aircraft were deployed in these areas, one of which was Crash Aircraft. Such aircraft are used for air refueling during war. The second plane has landed safely. The crashed plane belongs to Boeing Company. Such tanker Boeing aircraft play an important role in American operations. Earlier, these aircraft were used extensively during the Gulf War to increase the firepower of fighter planes and bombers. This KC-135 statotanker aircraft was built by Boeing in 1950 for the US Army.

Four Confirmed Deceased in Loss of US KC-135 Over Iraq

TAMPA, Fla. – At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a US KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue.

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Identity of deceased soldiers will be hidden for 24 hours

The incident is said to have happened on Thursday. At present the reasons for the accident are being ascertained. The identity of the killed personnel will not be revealed for 24 hours. With this, their families can be informed. This aircraft consists of a pilot, a co-pilot and a boom operator. Earlier this crash was reported to have happened in its own airspace but it happened in an area of ​​Iraq where pro-Iran militia group is active.

Iranian media claims – killed by our ally group

Iran’s state TV has claimed that one of its allied groups had targeted the plane with a missile. So far, seven American soldiers are reported to have been killed in this war. America’s army has lost four aircraft in this war. Earlier, three American F-15 aircraft were shot down over Kuwait due to firing by its own people.

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There has been a stir due to the crash of two American aircraft in the South China Sea in one day. An F-18 Super Hornet fighter plane and an MH-60R helicopter deployed on the US Pacific Fleet’s nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz have crashed into the sea within a span of half an hour. America has started investigation into both the crashes, but China has reacted sharply to these crashes, calling them a threat to the maritime peace of the region.

The US Pacific Fleet issued an official statement on Monday (October 27, 2025) saying that on Sunday (October 26, 2025) at 2.45 pm (local time), an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), assigned to the Battle Cats of the Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM-73) Had gone. During this time, during a routine operation, this helicopter crashed in the South China Sea.

All three pilots deployed on the helicopter are safe

According to the Pacific Fleet, the search team of the Carrier Strike Group safely rescued the three pilots and other crew members deployed on the helicopter, but within just half an hour of this incident, i.e. at 3.15 minutes, an F-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft deployed on Nimitz crashed in the South China Sea. During this time, these fighter jets were assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-22) for operations. The search team later rescued both the pilots of this fighter plane safely.

Aircraft crashed during routine operation

The USS Nimitz is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the US Navy, on which dozens of fighter planes and helicopters can be deployed. These days, this aircraft carrier is deployed in the Area of ​​Responsibility of Indo-Pacific Command (Headquarters-Hawaiian Islands).

According to the Pacific Fleet, both crashes occurred during routine operations and an investigation into both incidents has been ordered, but these two incidents have shocked the US Navy as well as the entire world, because incidents of two aircraft each crashing into a warship simultaneously have come to light.

Strict comment from China’s Foreign Ministry

The South China Sea is considered one of the most sensitive maritime areas in the world, because China wants to establish its supremacy over this entire sea and does not allow the navies of neighboring countries like Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam to enter, but America and other western countries adopt the policy of Freedom of Navigation and navigate in this sea and share maneuvers and passage with the countries that have tension with China. Do exercise also. China cannot tolerate this at all.

China has reacted sharply to the US aircraft crash. China’s Foreign Ministry said in a strict tone that the American aircraft crashed during a maneuver. According to China, American warships and fighter planes try to show their power by coming to the South China Sea, which is a threat to maritime security as well as regional peace and stability.

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