Four crew dead after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0dz5ql17vo

33 Comments

  1. Multiple F15s shot down by friendly fire, now refueling planes crashing….Now that I think about it, if this were about China or Russia everyone would be mocking their military for these blunders. 

  2. Ok_Evening_5294 on

    Sad, my condolences to them… nothing good coming from this pointless war, just more bodies inevitably being lost.

  3. 0Hakuna_Matata0 on

    We should put on polymarket how long it takes for him to get tired of attending the dignified transfers and stops showing up.

  4. All these deaths for a fascist who just wants to get richer.

    Maga – this is what you voted for?

  5. Has anyone heard if the crew was from the 127th out of Selfridge Air National Guard base in Michigan

  6. chippymediaYT on

    I heard they stopped putting parachutes in these a while back, can’t imagine why

  7. NorthMorning8412 on

    Tragic news, and it really underlines how many lives are being gambled away in this escalation with Iran for goals that are, at best, murky to the public. Whatever the investigation finds about the collision itself, four people are gone in a war zone that did not need to exist in the first place. Condolences to their families and to everyone who has to keep flying these missions knowing accidents like this are becoming a grim routine.

  8. Migrant-With-MK47 on

    Friendly fire, ‘accidents’… this is what happens when you don’t plan wars.

    Conservatives should continue to be proud of their orange pig – who raped and murdered children (which they are also proud of).

  9. The article says another plane was involved, but tge other plane was able to land safely. I wonder if something went wrong while they were refueling another plane mid air.

    Also, I wouldn’t assume that because the plane crashed over Iraq that its current operations were based there. When Ibwas deployed to AL Dhafra Air Base in the UAE we had a few refeulers there at times.

  10. Imagine dying for this. Like seriously, every service member should be incensed at their leadership for this unnecessary loss of life. None of this would happen if we didn’t attack Iran. These flights wouldn’t be necessary.

  11. Damn a friend of mine from college went on to do this job. Haven’t heard from him in over a month 🙁

  12. Elegant_Accident2035 on

    This is bad news indeed, considering the price of fuel just went up recently.

  13. Important-Finger-903 on

    Hesgeth currently giving a press conference. 5 mins in, hasnt even mentioned it or given condolences. Just spouting about how amazing a job they’re doing.

  14. Imagine losing a son or daughter in a “war” started by a corrupt con man, who called service members suckers and losers.

  15. More surprising that they’re indicating two might still be alive.

    Presume they’ve confirmed the remains of 4 and can’t yet for the other two.

    God rest them.