31.   Iraq considers allied flights in its airspace to be illegal and has vowed to shoot down a U.S. or British pilot.

32.   Iraq will prosecute any captured U.S. or British pilots as war criminals, the mouthpiece of the ruling party said Friday.

33.   Meanwhile, British pilots deployed on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in the Gulf on Thursday intensified training to back possible U.S. military action against Iraq.

34.   Some, including U.S. military commanders, have questioned whether the air patrols are worth the risk of having a U.S. or British pilot captured by Iraqi forces.

35.   The incident underscored the dangers facing U.S. and British pilots who regularly patrol the skies over Iraq and encounter anti-aircraft artillery and other air defense forces almost daily.

36.   The names of the British pilot and co-pilot were not released.

37.   The plane was later intercepted and a number of people, including a British pilot are facing trial in India.

38.   The protocol for the re-creation calls for aircraft operated by British pilots and the FBI to fly overhead with infrared equipment.

39.   The U.S. and British pilots who regularly patrol the skies over Iraq encounter anti-aircraft fire almost daily.

40.   The two British pilots on the ground in Spain are recognized experts in high-altitude balloon flight.