4 Americans Killed in Military Crash

A U.S. military refueling plane crashed and burst into flames near the Dutch border, killing all four crew members, the Air Force said. The KC-135 plane, assigned temporarily to a NATO base near the northwestern German town of Geilenkirchen, was making its final landing approach after a refueling run when it crashed about two miles from the base. It took more than 100 Dutch and German firefighters about three hours to extinguish the flames. The names of the Americans, all residents of Washington state, were being withheld until their families are notified.