US names six crew killed in refuelling plane crash in Iraq

The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.

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The Pentagon said those on board the KC-135 plane were: John Klinner, 33, from Alabama, 31-year-old Ariana Savino from Washington, Ashley Pruitt, 34, from Kentucky, 38-year-old Seth Koval from Indiana, and Ohio natives Curtis Angst, 30, and Tyler Simmons, 28.

The first three were US Air Force personnel, and the latter three served in the National Guard.

The US military previously said neither hostile nor friendly fire were involved in the loss of the plane, which had been involved in US operations against Iran.

The aircraft had been on a combat mission when it went down over western Iraq and was one of two planes involved in the incident. The second landed safely.