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All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 aerial tanker that crashed in Iraq on March 12 have been confirmed dead.

SHREVEPORT, La. - A military aircraft crash in Iraq is drawing new attention as officials confirm more details about what happened.

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.

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The loss of a KC-135 Stratotanker and its six crew members in the skies above Iraq is drawing reaction from one Air Force veteran. Dana Crosby now lives in the Coachella Valley. He served in the Air Force as a KC-135 Instructor Navigator from 1985 to 1992.

According to CENTCOM, the incident was “not due to hostile or friendly fire" and occurred during Operation Epic Fury.

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