The KC-135 was reportedly lost after an incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace over western Iraq; the second aircraft landed safely. A KC-135 was lost during Operation Epic Fury, U.S ...
According to CENTCOM, the incident was “not due to hostile or friendly fire" and occurred during Operation Epic Fury.
U.S. Central Command says two aircraft were involved in the incident and that a search and rescue effort is currently underway.
A US KC-135 has been lost in the Middle East, though reportedly not due to enemy action.
The War Department confirmed the identifies of the six U.S. airmen who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a mission.
A KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq on March 12, killing all six crew members during Operation Epic Fury. This ...
KC-135R with tiger motif. The photographs in this post were taken on Jun. 22 at McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, by Richard Porcelli. They show a special 141st Air Refueling Squadron (108th Wing, NJ ANG) ...
Rockwell Collins has been selected to improve the communications capabilities of the US Air Force’s KC-135R fleet with the implementation of a Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) system, the ...
The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type's first flight, ...
DAYTON — A new historic plane is set to be arriving at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force today. The KC-135R Stratotanker is set to be landing around 9:30 a.m., according to the museum’s ...
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has acknowledge the critical role of its four Boeing KC-135R tankers, which exited operational service in June. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) ...
The Turkish Air Force has seven KC-135s (pictured) that it is looking to replace with either the KC-46A or the MRTT. (Janes/Patrick Allen) Türkiye is to decide between the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and ...