1.   Seven other airmen survived.

2.   A U.S. official said the two airmen apparently had survived.

3.   A U.S. administration official in Washington said two parachutes were observed in the air after the plane was hit, and that two airmen apparently survived.

4.   A U.S. administration official in Washington said the two airmen apparently survived.

5.   Two red parachutes were observed in the air after the plane was hit, and the official said the two airmen apparently had survived.