A US KC-135 Stratotanker issued a distress signal over the Persian Gulf before vanishing near Qatar, following its departure from Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, which acts as a 'flying gas station' for US military planes, issued a 7700 distress signal while flying over the Persian Gulf ...

A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker transmitted a 7700 distress signal over the Persian Gulf, but CENTCOM has not confirmed any crash or emergency.

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A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker has gone missing over Qatar. The plane had issued an emergency distress signal while flying over the Persian Gulf near Iran. The aircraft, which is known as a ‘flying gas ...

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