The names of the dead crew members of the American tanker plane that crashed in Iraq have been revealed

The US Department of Defense announced the identification of six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed on March 12 in western Iraq when it collided with another US aircraft.

They are Major John A. Kliner from Alabama, Capt. Ariana J. Savino from Washington State, Tech Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt from Kentucky, Capt. Seth R. Koval from Indiana, Capt. Curtis J. Angst from Ohio, and Tech Sergeant Tyler H. Simmons, also from Ohio.

Note that the second refueling aircraft was damaged, but was able to fly to Israel and landed safely at Ben Gurion Airport. Since the beginning of the war with Iran, US losses have amounted to 13 military personnel.

By Editor

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