Photos: U.S. military plane crash in Kyrgyzstan

A Kyrgyz policeman investigates a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage as a local citizen speaks to The Associated Press photographer on a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013. The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a US military plane has crashed in the country. Kyrgyzstan hosts a US base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. A U.S. military refuelling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said. The aircraft took off from the U.S. military transit centre at Kyrgyzstan's international Manas airport, which U.S. forces maintain for operations in Afghanistan, with around 70 tonnes of fuel on board, a local ministry official said. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

A general view of the site of a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane crash, near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013.REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of its crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013.(AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of its crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013.REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of its crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

A general view shows the site of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane crash, near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013.REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of its crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Sabyr Alichiev/Pool ( KYRGYZSTAN-USA/PLANE )

Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013. The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a US military plane has crashed in the country. Kyrgyzstan hosts a US base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

Smoldering wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

The remains of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 519442330 )

The debris of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. A refueling plane from the US Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan crashed after taking off, the emergency situations ministry told AFP on Friday. AFP PHOTO/ TRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 519442353 )

A soldier stands near the debris of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 519442395 )

The debris of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ SABYR AILCHIYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519442406 )

The debris of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ SABYR AILCHIYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519442491 )

The debris of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ SABYR AILCHIYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519442518 )

In this Feb. 6, 2009 image provided by the U.S. Air Force a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, for a refueling mission over Afghanistan. An American KC-135 military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday, May 3, 2013, in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Senior Master Sgt. Julie Layton) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )

An Interior Ministry officer questions local residents near the wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane near the site of its crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov ( KYRGYZSTAN-US/PLANE-CRASH )

A view shows the wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane near the site of its crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov ( KYRGYZSTAN-US/PLANE-CRASH )

The debris of a crashed US KC-135 Stratotanker plane are seen on a hill near the villages of Chorgolo and Cholok-Aryk, 180 km from the Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on May 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ SABYR AILCHIYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 519445528 )

Kyrgyz people look at the wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin) ( Kyrgyzstan US Plane Crash )