Because of Iran's attack on the Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia, which is also used by the US Air Force, five tanker aircraft were damaged. This was reported on March 13 by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.
"Tanker planes were hit during an Iranian missile strike on a Saudi base in recent days," the publication says.
It is specified that the US Central Command (CENTCOM) refused to comment on this incident. At the moment, the US Air Force has a total of at least seven aircraft, including two KS-135, which were damaged or destroyed.
The crash of the KC-135 tanker aircraft of the US Armed Forces in This happened on March 13. CENTCOM stressed that the loss of the aircraft was not caused by enemy or friendly fire. Later it became known that all six crew members were killed in the crash, Izvestia reminds.
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