11.   U.S. fighters had been expected to escort the plane once it entered U.S. airspace.

12.   U.S. fighters were expected to escort the plane once it entered U.S. airspace, the officials said.

13.   Press reports here said Australian jet fighters escorted the plane from near Darwin to an airbase at Tindal in the Northern Territory.

14.   The Iraqi Airways plane was escorted to Jeddah, before returning to Iraq.

15.   The plane was escorted to French air space and French air traffic controllers were notified of the equipment failure.