41.   At least two people were killed, while the military pilot parachuted to safety, authorities said.

42.   Bahrain on Wednesday retrieved the helicopter that a military pilot used to defect to neighboring Qatar.

43.   By comparison Western military pilots fly hundreds of hours every year.

44.   Committee chairman John Warner, R-Va., said he questioned whether the increased capability of the aircraft was worth the risk to military pilots.

45.   Government officials and aviation experts say that a major problem with Korean Air is its heavy dependence on retired military pilots.

46.   He said Russia was also ready to supply training aircraft for Afghan military pilots and transport helicopters.

47.   He said the military pilot was safe.

48.   However, a North Korean military pilot who defected to South Korea last weeks claimed that the north was planning to attack the south.

49.   Lee said a major problem involving Korean Air is its heavy dependence on retired military pilots to fill the cockpits.

50.   Military pilots told journalists from Radionet that the death toll among the FARC forces could be much higher because of air strikes.