91.  The decision to use cruise missiles reflected concerns about putting American pilots at risk.

92.  The difficulty, political as well as diplomatic, would come if American pilots were shot down and held by the Iraqis.

93.  The electronic warfare squadron was likely involved in efforts Friday to rescue an American pilot shot down by a Bosnian Serb missile, two experts said.

94.  The Italians have also expressed reservations about the air strikes, which are launched by mostly American pilots using Italian airbases.

95.  The mission, which snagged the American pilot within six hours, signaled the latest achievement for one of the most decorated units in the US military.

96.  The most recent Sovich message, dated Sunday, details threats of retaliation against American pilots.

97.  The lawsuit accuses the union of unfairly blaming the Reno pilots, which were represented by a rival pilots union, for taking jobs away from American pilots.

98.  The Pentagon listed the American pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher, as killed in action.

99.  The only American pilot lost was Hine, whose plane disappeared during the battle.

100.  The Reno pilots want some credit for their years at the airline and they complain that the American pilots have refused to negotiate with them.