21.   The crew of that helicopter was rescued by another special forces chopper and the crashed helicopter was destroyed by Navy attack jets, Pentagon officials said.

22.   The helicopter was completely destroyed in the crash.

23.   The Palestinian leader has not been abroad since Israel grounded him in December by destroying his helicopters in air strikes.

24.   There was no fire but the helicopter was destroyed, police said.

25.   A dawn attack on the local airport was repulsed by Russian troops, although two helicopters were destroyed.

26.   Arafat has been blockaded in Ramallah for a month since Israel destroyed his helicopters in the Gaza Strip and refused to allow him out of the city.

27.   No one was hurt when the helicopter was destroyed by fire at the Orlando airport, according to White House spokesman Michael McCurry.

28.   Reports from Weli Oya said the crippled helicopter had been destroyed to prevent it falling into the hands of the Tigers.

29.   Six helicopters were destroyed in a fire which engulfed a hangar belonging to a military unit near Sibiu in central Romania, the press reported Saturday.

30.   The Chechens began with an attack on the local airport, destroying two helicopters, but were then driven back, Russian authorities said.