31.   He did not know whether the spy plane was brought down by the Indian jet or by ground fire.

32.   He said British pilots saw American fliers taking measures to evade Serb ground fire.

33.   He said all British planes returned safely to their base in Italy after evading the heaviest ground fire so far encountered.

34.   He said there was some ground fire at the planes but mostly from small arms.

35.   In Washington, U.S. officials said the American pilot who dropped the bomb early Thursday reported he was taking ground fire.

36.   Indonesian air force transport in flames after being hit by ground fire in Aceh province, military says.

37.   Israeli fighter jets also staged mock raids over the area, dropping missile-deflecting hot air balloons to thwart ground fire, the sources said.

38.   Lt. Gen. Ray Henault, deputy chief of the defense staff and a pilot himself, said heavy ground fire could force pilots to take violent evasive action.

39.   Mills said no U.S. aircraft had been shot down but some Army Apache attack helicopters had sustained damage from ground fire.

40.   Mills said some Army Apache attack helicopters had sustained damage from ground fire.