51.   Under the understanding announced Friday, Uzbekistan will allow American aircraft to use its airspace.

52.   With Mobutu in charge of the army, the government eventually crushed the rebellions with help of white mercenaries, Belgian paratroopers, and American military aircraft.

53.   Pentagon officials insisted the Chinese plane buzzed the American aircraft.

54.   Pilots say Saddam orders the missiles fired without radar guidance because American aircraft carry missiles designed to home in on radar.

55.   A Russian plane was chartered because China refused to let an American military aircraft land.

56.   A U.S. military spokesman in Japan said the American aircraft enjoys sovereign immunity, which prohibits Chinese officials from searching, inspecting or detaining the plane without U.S. consent.

57.   American aircraft damaged the Kajaki Dam and hydropower station guarding the Helmand Valley.

58.   American aircraft maker McDonnel Douglas will provide technology for Taiwan to make engines for remote-control model planes, the Economic Ministry said Friday.

59.   Bell Helicopter, an American aircraft maker, will authorize a Taiwanese company to establish a maintenance center for its products, officials said Wednesday.

60.   Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue reiterated Thursday that China is keeping the American aircraft for investigation.