21.   The senior defense official said it was likely that Saudi Arabia would allow American bombers based elsewhere to fly over Saudi airspace, though that was not yet settled.

22.   There were also reports Wednesday that American bombers had hit an aircraft that Taliban commanders had buried in the ground and covered with brush to protect it.

23.   They are providing targeting information for American bombers and some strategic and tactical assistance to the Afghans, American military officials said.

24.   American bombers pounded the hills and caves of Tora Bora on Sunday, trying to soften al-Qaida defenses for a major ground assault by Afghan tribesmen.

25.   American bombers drop millions of leaflets over Japan describing the surrender negotiations, while U.S. planes strike Japanese air bases.

26.   American bombers pummeled Taliban defenders around Kandahar on Sunday as Pashtun fighters advanced on their last stronghold.

27.   American bombers mistakenly targeted the town.

28.   American bombers pounded the hills and caves of Tora Bora on Sunday, trying to soften al-Qaida defenses for a ground assault by Afghan tribesmen.

29.   American bombers pummeled Taliban defenders around Kandahar on Sunday as Pashtun fighters advanced on their last Taliban stronghold.

30.   Both novels are set at the Mediterranean base of an American bomber squadron in World War II.