11.   American aircraft continued to bomb and strafe the Tora Bora area of eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.

12.   American aircraft have not yet begun to drop leaflets.

13.   American combat aircraft currently operate from bases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain to keep Saddam contained.

14.   As part of that effort, American aircraft will help the other nations transport heavy equipment to Darwin, Australia, now the staging base.

15.   Blair had given the go-ahead for British Tornado fighter-bombers to join American aircraft and cruise missiles in the attack.

16.   A GIAT representative at the Dubai show confirmed the company sells the kits and has developed a market niche by converting American aircraft to military use.

17.   British military particpation has been limited to a few cruise missile strikes from its submarines and mid-air refueling duties for American aircraft.

18.   But American combat aircraft did strike a convoy west of Khost on Friday.

19.   But Franks said he had received reports that the convoy had fired on American aircraft before it was bombed.

20.   But the U.S. government has done little to require airlines to put battery-powered recorders on American aircraft.