The vessel, identified as an AEGIR-W variant, came aground on a beach in the Yüceler neighborhood of Ünye district in Ordu province.
The KC-135 was supporting operations against Iran on Thursday in “friendly” airspace when an unspecified incident involving another aircraft occurred.
He shattered the record for flying more than any other helicopter pilot, logging 1,000 more hours than the pilot with the second most.
“All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM announced.
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