61.   The commander acknowledged that in recent years the air force had leaned toward the French aircraft, after buying a number of the Mirages.

62.   The following day, the imperial couple are to fly to the southern city of Toulouse to visit the main base of French aircraft manufacturer Aerospatiale.

63.   The French aircraft is the only one NATO has acknowledged to have been downed in the raids conducted over the Bosnian Serb stronghold Pale Wednesday and Thursday.

64.   The French aircraft nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle arrived in Singapore Thursday after carrying out military missions with the US Navy in the war against terrorism.