Fox and CNN are reporting a tanker has gone down shortly after takeoff from Manas. Anyone hearing anything on this? It's been a bad couple of weeks in aviation.

Yep, crashed into mountains. 5 aboard. No word on survivors, but I'm willing to bet none. RIP. Hope this isn't a sign of the times with reduced flying hours and aging aircraft...

U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan

U.S. military plane crashes near Kyrgyz-Kazakh border | Reuters

CNN in India just said KC135 crashed in the mountains with five on board.

Reports of USAF KC-135 crashing near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

McConnell AFB plane is the latest rumor.

Airplane may be from IAB but the crews come from all over.

What a horribly tragic week for aviation in that part of the world.

I worked flights to FRU and it's some "interesting" terrain. Many times delayed due to fog and other weather conditions made it worse.

So sad to hear of this latest tragedy. RIP to those who died and their families/friends.

One of the articles I read about 30 min ago was talking about in-flight fire. I don't know how they'd know that at this point, but we'll see I guess. Another tragic accident.

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The link you provided has crash photos.