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Pentagon confirms all 6 crew members dead in Iraq plane crash | CNN

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CoffeeCup220 Mar 13, 2026 +258
The 4 number seemed weird. Like, we know how many are on that plane...
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NSYK Mar 13, 2026 +99
Since they were treating it as a “search and rescue” I’m sure they held off until the recovered bodies. I’d imagine the two were located in a different part of the aircraft and were recovered separately
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CoffeeCup220 Mar 14, 2026 +18
yeah, that makes sense.
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rfg8071 Mar 14, 2026 +16
Up to 6, generally. But, there have been survivors of rather violent plane crashes before so they are right to wait until positive identifications are made.
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Linus696 Mar 14, 2026 +3
Makes sense, and we saw this recently too with the Air India flight which crashed into a university. There’s footage of a British passenger casually walking out from the inferno behind him
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fxkatt Mar 13, 2026 +7
And there were several media accounts that said from 2-4 or 2-5 crew members
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Wonderful_Emu_2385 Mar 14, 2026 -34
Takes time for people to completely die in some cases, doesn’t it?
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BeTheBall- Mar 14, 2026 +23
It's usually pretty quick when a plane slams into the ground.
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tyderian Mar 14, 2026 -5
...or it was just not yet clear how many people were onboard, since that type of plane has a minimum crew but can carry more.
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TabsAZ Mar 14, 2026 +2
The airplane likely broke up in midair after the collision (the pictures of the surviving aircraft look very much like a wing of the crashed aircraft probably hit the tail) and I bet 2 bodies were separated from the other 4 and hadn’t been found yet.
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jackalopeDev Mar 14, 2026 +2
Weird shit happens sometimes. Ive heard a couple of stories about people surviving similar things, when it seems like they should have died. Without a body its better to label them missing imo.
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kingbrad Mar 14, 2026 +115
Another great victory for the administration
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TheCrowScare Mar 14, 2026 +35
Goddamn am I tired of winning
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Single-Wrangler3540 Mar 14, 2026 +4
It’s too much. I am Sick of winning 🤮
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BertMacklinMD Mar 14, 2026 +189
Died a pointless death for a fat pedophile
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Definitelyhereforshi Mar 14, 2026 +27
Bro chose to speak the truth
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CheesecakeHonest7414 Mar 14, 2026 +113
We don't have to lose anymore soldiers. We can still just walk away from this war.
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bachslunch Mar 14, 2026 +35
We can but we won’t
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Consentingostrich Mar 14, 2026 +1
I have. Every soldier needs to go on strike.
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mikeu117 Mar 14, 2026 +88
Mate they killed the leader of the country you don’t get to walk away from that, America can take responsibility for once and all the messes you make around the world
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chickpeaze Mar 14, 2026 +29
are you not familiar with the way the US wages war? Big bombing->tail between legs retreat
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thefronk123 Mar 14, 2026 -11
I don’t think you understand
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mikeu117 Mar 14, 2026 +9
Explain to me then what am I missing
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thefronk123 Mar 14, 2026 -18
If you’re saying The US should face the consequences of its actions I think every good faith actor would agree. But currently the US could if fact walk away and no more Iranian civilians or soldiers would be killed along with the US soldiers because it would mean withdrawal.
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mikeu117 Mar 14, 2026 +30
You can’t unring the bell the us has rung iran will continue to bomb the gulf nations and block the straight of hormuz they aren’t going to stop until the us gives guarantees that this won’t happen again, business is not going back to usual even if America ceases all military activities that’s the problem with the us population yall think theirs no consequences for destabilising the world 🤣
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MissionCreeper Mar 14, 2026
Yeah but that's them.  We could stop.  And send them the people responsible in chains.
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thefronk123 Mar 14, 2026 -8
That’s not what I’m saying at all. Ending the death and destruction should be something we agree on? The negotiations after should take place during a ceasefire.
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Prituh Mar 14, 2026 +19
If avoiding death and destruction is a universal goal, then why did the US government kill an entire foreign government and a lot of civilians? You can't open Pandora's box and then close it when things aren't going your way. However sad this may be. Thousands more will die. Some Iranian girl in my town has already been arrested because she swore to avenge her countrymen and kill all in her vicinity if given the order by their leaders. I live in a small city in western Europe.. how long before our people start to die because the US government was searching for an epstein distraction? The US fucked the entire world and we won't forget it for a long time.
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PlanZSmiles Mar 14, 2026 +4
Need to separate the American People from the American government. We don’t agree with this facists government and the 30% of unsaved Americans who support Trump. The majority of Americans do not agree with Trump destabilizing the world. We don’t agreee with Venezuela and we don’t agree with Iran. This is Trump and his admin doing their own thing because they can. The guy you’re responding to is saying that this government could still pull out and stop further unnecessary deaths. I’m sure more deaths will come, but at least they would have made an effort to stop anymore. As it is now, more of my country men/women and children will die simply because the orange turd can’t admit he was wrong. More Iranian men/women/children will also die because of his idiocy. We want this to stop. We don’t want deaths. This government doesn’t speak for us. It speaks for the 30% of hateful and loud Americans.
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Xori1 Mar 14, 2026 -2
You don‘t separate the people from the leaders in a democratic society. The people chose this, it‘s their decision this happened.
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thefronk123 Mar 14, 2026 +3
I’m not speaking on behalf of the government. I’m speaking on behalf of myself watching everything happen. Everyone should understand the US is the bad guy. And it will affect everyone. And I’m sure we will be dealing with the consequences of this for years to come.
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mikeu117 Mar 14, 2026 -1
You guys aren’t living in the real world they are sending more troops as we speak more us troops will die and when will the us population get off their asses and drag orange turd out of office the apathy is incredible. maybe the gas prices increase might do something to encourage you guys?
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thefronk123 Mar 14, 2026 +2
I gonna be honest with you. Your hope for a popular revolution isn’t ever going to happen here. We know he will keep committing resources to Iran and we know people on both sides will keep dying. The American people will wait until elections to attempt to vote him out. The admin will try its hardest to hide casualties and keep messaging we are winning the war and some people will keep believing until the end.
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mikeu117 Mar 14, 2026 -6
Yeah man the rest of the world can see that it’s not gonna happen because as long as you got your c**** gas and fast food you guys don’t care about what happens to the rest of the world 👍
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farhanbiol201 Mar 14, 2026 +4
My man, USA can stop and walk away, but Iran will continue to bomb Israel and Gulf States (not that I personally give a shit about those states), so prices aren’t gonna go down. USA opened a Pandora’s box unfortunately.
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PyroIrish Mar 14, 2026 -14
The US is controlled by money hungry old men, dont try to blame the populace for it's sins. Most Americans want peace.
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raccoon_corp Mar 14, 2026 +19
Most Americans voted for this piece of shit. voting has consequences.
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CptVague Mar 14, 2026 +4
Not most. Enough. Not voting also has consequences.
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PyroIrish Mar 14, 2026 -13
Voters who were told lies. Many of Trump's supporters from the election are no longer supporting any of whats going on. People feel betrayed, and rightly so. Whats the point in blaming them rather than aiming the malice toward the perpetrators?
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raccoon_corp Mar 14, 2026 +16
That’s a c**** cop out, these individuals still casted their votes and brought Trump back in office. Regardless if they feel betrayed or disappointed, He’s back in power and his administration is actively ruining the lives of millions in this country and billions throughout the world. Has damaged our soft power and relationships that we had for decades with our Allies. With our current involvement in Iran, we’re now impacting the global energy market and global economy. Actions have consequences.
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PyroIrish Mar 14, 2026 -10
Just because you can't argue against it doesn't mean its a cop out. Its reality, nobody voted for war. What I'm saying is that he lied his way into office so why blame the people who felt like he was their best option? Some farmer in Illinois who was hoping to lose less to taxes did not launch missiles at Iran. Its like me saying humans are ruining the planet, therefore all humans are evil. Generalization is a tool of politicians to divide and deflect attention.
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JohnnySnark Mar 14, 2026 +11
Americans should have been voting better for decades. Trump is an indictment on the soul of America Most Americans are selfish racist morons
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PyroIrish Mar 14, 2026 -10
The prejudice in your words says more about you than it does about a vast population of people who are just trying to make ends meet and don't have strong political inclinations. You really blame people who arguably have very little control over their leadership? You know that its mostly all people who are buddies behind the scenes or are paid off at the upper levels of our government right? Right and left is an illusion to control the minds of people like you who fall into the trap of tribalism.
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JohnnySnark Mar 14, 2026 +9
Omg, it's a democracy. There are primaries and open elections. Voting has mostly been free until who knows that trump does with the republican congress. Trump is who they want and so trump os what they got. Look in the mirror kid
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PyroIrish Mar 14, 2026 -7
The people who he appealed to were those of us who felt that they finally had a voice that made them feel validated. They were deceived by a liar, how does that make them guilty?
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w0nderbrad Mar 14, 2026 +11
I mean they believed a world renowned con man. Believing a scammer is the f****** absolute height of stupidity.
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Xori1 Mar 14, 2026 +2
Ignorance does not excuse stupidity. A child could see that trump does not honor his words. He‘s always been lying and twisting words. Even in his first term. Just f*** off and take accountability for once for what YOU as people voted on.
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PrestigiousShift134 Mar 14, 2026 +3
Even the damage we’ve already done will have consequences for 15-20 years
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swegamer137 Mar 14, 2026 +7
Why would Iran take peace now? Iran wants revenge. America trying to "walk away" because they are taking too much damage indicates to Iran that they should press the advantage. And IMO walking away with the current Iranian regime still in charge would basically guarantee another 9/11.
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LadyPo Mar 14, 2026 +6
It has never been about nukes. That's just the justification given to whip American public into supporting the war.
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CptVague Mar 14, 2026
There wasn't enough time for that. It was simply a justification.
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redditer129 Mar 14, 2026 +1
So just like Putin and his war
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Asmodeus_Satanas Mar 14, 2026 +26
Candidate of peace my ass. Can’t believe people ate that shit up on the campaign trail. Actually, I can believe it…
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OptimistPrime7 Mar 13, 2026 +46
This is going to get ugly, now that US sending special forces to Iran.
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BeTheBall- Mar 14, 2026 +32
Wonder what kind of progress the war will have made by 2039.
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Hail_the_Yale Mar 14, 2026 +14
We’ll be in the same spot, but we all will be significantly poorer
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BeTheBall- Mar 14, 2026 +2
Hopefully it's nearing a conclusion by the tricentennial.
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HolyToast666 Mar 14, 2026 +4
I knew we would WIN but never imagined this much WINING. Please make it stop.
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Shrimp4047 Mar 14, 2026 +7
died on foreign land for a bunch of pedos.
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holylight17 Mar 14, 2026 +13
It's a mid air collision between two air refueling tankers. [https://youtu.be/elkutLRwKug?si=iUJLM4uLIYU8qopC](https://youtu.be/elkutLRwKug?si=iUJLM4uLIYU8qopC)
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SpatchFork Mar 14, 2026 +7
All that sky, how?
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holylight17 Mar 14, 2026 +3
Both aircraft are probably on the same mission, flying very close together in formation.
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Stressisnotgood Mar 14, 2026 +8
How do you win a war that’s unwinnable?
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xx-shalo-xx Mar 14, 2026 +17
Never set out any concrete objective for victory, so you can always fall back and use whatever excuse you can in the future to claim your goals have been achieved disguising retreat as victory.
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Equivalent_Range6291 Mar 14, 2026 +3
Well Hegseth is out for objective victory it seems, its half ten in the morning where the 2,200 US Marines are coming from in the far east & Hegseth is ringing them to report excitedly "Its day 14 of my stiffy & the docters arnt cutting it off, i hope i still have it when Marine boots air drop into Tehran! Can you confirm over two thousand?" Awe feck, words leave me.
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SenorPinchy Mar 14, 2026 +1
Our biggest problem is their number one goal is not being embarrassed. And at the moment they're a long way from that.
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Unlikely_Brief7263 Mar 14, 2026 +3
Yes Donald, you were right. I am indeed tired of winning
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CarPhoneRonnie Mar 13, 2026 +25
US planes keep falling outta the sky
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Bart_Yellowbeard Mar 13, 2026 +18
This appears to have been a midair collision. There was another plane with the top of its vertical stabilizer sheared off.
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succesful_deception Mar 14, 2026 -18
Drinking the kool aid.
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WaltKerman Mar 14, 2026 +17
The images exist
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senorzapato Mar 14, 2026 +2
there is a lot of oil out there, in North and South America and the Middle East and Russia. but it is no longer easy to access, or easy to refine and then deliver to consumers. this problem is rapidly getting worse while demand is always rising. we have passed peak production, and our emissions have caused many very bad and irreversible compounding climate effects even if by some miracle we manage to put to bed these current energy conflicts, we should expect more to arise in the near future. world governments especially in the west are proving completely incompetent, if not actually malicious, and prospects do not look very good for the human race
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Wooden-Glove-2384 Mar 14, 2026 +1
I wonder if trump will take of his hat when the remains are brought back
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VyronDaGod Mar 14, 2026 -8
Because we are all human beings. Nobody is waking up and deciding they want to go kill innocent civilians. They aren't fighting on behalf of a pedophile. They are fighting on behalf of the American people. Place your anger with the electorate or the system but not with the troops.
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WaltKerman Mar 14, 2026
He's referring to the leader of Iran obviously. :)
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AbXcape Mar 14, 2026 -3
what sort of “incident” that takes down one plane and damages another but is not a “hostile act”. They are gaslighting the American public
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Pawtuckaway Mar 15, 2026 +3
A surprising number of deaths in war are due to friendly fire or just accidents and not from actual hostile acts.
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[deleted] Mar 14, 2026 -24
Are American pilots really this incompetent or is the media lying?
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Orangesteel Mar 14, 2026 +16
I say this politely, but jumping to incompetence or lying is a false dichotomy and unhelpful. Mid-air refuelling for any nation is a high risk activity. You have three dimensions to control, while travelling at high speed for two vehicles. Asking why it happened is reasonable, jumping to American pilot incompetence or lying as options is unfair. (For context I’m not American.)
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[deleted] Mar 14, 2026 -12
So it’s just a coincidence American planes are “crashing” after starting a war with Iran?
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axxl75 Mar 14, 2026 +4
Typically you don’t perform high risk maneuvers in training. Refueling has always been one of the most dangerous aspects of an airborne war. When you have top tier technology, user error will always tend to be the limiting factor. That said, the deaths were still caused by the war. It’s not like military members died of a random disease that’s been lingering for years. They died performing a military operation in Iran which never would’ve happened had the war not been started.
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Orangesteel Mar 14, 2026 +7
I really hope you are well, I hope you learn to consider information and respond without anger, with empathy and can respond to facts on the face to emotion.
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WavyGravy04 Mar 14, 2026 +1
Still doing better than Russia Ivan
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