U.S. Central Command reported: two military aircraft collided, one KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in the western airspace of Iraq; the other has safely landed.
The standard crew for the KC-135 model is 3 people, and the search and rescue is currently ongoing.
CBS reported that two KC-135 refueling aircraft collided. The second one successfully flew to Israel and landed safely. The aircraft that landed was "hit and damaged".
The KC-135 that landed at Ben Gurion Airport, with registration number 63-8017, sent out a 7700 code - an emergency distress signal - before landing.
The direct cause of the collision between the two aircraft of the same model is still unclear; it is not ruled out that the maneuver was to avoid a missile launched from the ground, but this is only speculation.
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