51.   An air force jet crashed Tuesday soon after taking off for a bombing mission against Tamil rebel positions in the north, officials said.

52.   Britain supported American bombing missions in Afghanistan with reconnaissance and refueling assistance and special forces have been in action on the ground.

53.   Defense Secretary William Cohen told U.S. pilots Thursday that the bombing missions they are flying over Yugoslavia will pay off.

54.   Earlier Friday, journalists were shown videos of bombing missions taken by British Tornados jets.

55.   He maneuvers himself to the northern front, where he encounters a bombing mission.

56.   In some parts of the park, haze hindered flight visibility sometimes down to only a few meters, forcing the team to cancel several bombing missions.

57.   Initially, Russian helicopter gunships and bombers could fly low bombing missions and attack Islamic guerrillas with near impunity.

58.   Just before dawn Thursday, reporters interviewed a pilot who said he had just returned from a bombing mission.

59.   Just before dawn, reporters interviewed a fighter pilot who said he had just returned from a bombing mission.

60.   Maj. Gen. Herzl Bodinger, the air force chief, for example, personally flew a bombing mission over Lebanon last week.