OSINT circles are buzzing with rumours of another KC-135 stratotanker air emergency.

Flight watchers noticed a KC135R acting strange just moments ago.

What's so strange about this flight is that they seemed to possibly be dumping fuel and flying holding patterns (maybe to troubleshoot an issue).

This flight spent over half of its 6 hour flight in a holding pattern over Ben Gurion airport.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/61-0324#3ec53415

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Un avion ravitailleur KC-135R de l’US Air Force s’est écrasé en Irak, sans doute à cause d’une collision

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.opex360.com/2026/03/13/un-avion-ravitailleur-kc-135r-de-lus-air-force-sest-ecrase-en-irak-sans-doute-a-cause-dune-collision/

Agi: Un KC-135 statunitense precipitato in Iraq: morti i sei membri dell'equipaggio

AGI - Il Comando centrale americano ha confermato la morte di tutti e sei i membri dell'equipaggio del KC-135 precipitato ieri nell'Iraq occidentale. "Le circostanze dell'incidente sono oggetto di indagine", si legge in una nota nel Centcom. 
Il Centcom ha assicurato che lo Stratotanker da rifornimento in volo non è stato colpito da fuoco nemico o amico. Nell'incidente è stato coinvolto un secondo velivolo che e' atterrato in sicurezza.
Diversa la versione fornita da Teheran. I Guardiani della Rivoluzione hanno rivendicato già ieri di avere abbattuto l'aereo con un missile.

A U.S. KC-135 crashed in Iraq: the six crew members are dead.

USCENTCOM – The U.S. Central Command has confirmed the death of all six crew members of the KC-135 that crashed yesterday in western Iraq. “The circumstances of the incident are under investigation,” reads a statement from Centcom.

Centcom has stated that the Stratotanker refueling aircraft was not hit by enemy or friendly fire. A second aircraft was involved in the incident and landed safely.

A different version has been provided by Tehran. The Revolutionary Guards have already claimed to have shot down the aircraft with a missile.

#USCENTCOM #TheUSCentralCommand #Centcom #Stratotanker #second #Tehran

https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-03-13/iran-precipita-kc-135-usa-in-iraq-36094935/

These 2 tankers have guided something bigger going east..
#K35 #Stratotanker

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