51.   The pilot managed to send a mayday signal before the chopper crashed Thursday in clear weather, a spokesman for the University of Michigan Medical Center said.

52.   The two pilots managed to bail out before the plane came down, suffering only minor bruises, the air force added.

53.   The two pilots managed to eject themselves, he added.

54.   The Turkish pilot managed to eject safely, officials said.

55.   The two pilots managed to bail out and suffered only minor bruises.

56.   Officials said the pilot managed to land on one engine without incident.

57.   Pilot of accompanying plane unable to tell, due to cloud cover, if downed pilot managed to eject.

58.   The first time the alarm was given and the jail exercise yard was cleared, while on the second occasion the helicopter pilot managed to escape.

59.   The lights went off again just as the plane belonging to the Vanuatu domestic airline Vanair touched down, but the pilot managed to taxi safely to the terminal.

60.   The helicopter was attacked as it flew over Kasibu in Nueva Viscaya province, the official said, but the pilot managed to maneuver away.