1.   Sean Corlew also enjoyed airplanes, and had worked briefly for a company that refueled jets at Los Angeles International Airport.

2.   The hijackers forced the pilot to land at Larnaca, Cyprus, where the jet was refueled.

3.   Neither Egypt, which allowed the illegal flights across its territory, nor Saudi Arabia, which refueled the jets for departure, made any move to stop them.

4.   The bases were used in September to refuel jets on their way back from Kuwait.

5.   The bases were used in September to refuel jets flying to Kuwait.

6.   The jets are refueled about every two hours, meaning some go through two midair refuelings on a single sortie.

7.   The jets are refueled about every two hours, meaning some go through two mid-air refuelings on a single sortie.