1.  Several times a week throughout the cold war British pilots scrambled to intercept them over the North Sea.

2.  And he shot down one British pilot, believed killed as his plane plunged into the North Sea off of Norway.

3.  British pilots have been flying Tornado fighter aircraft, and eight German Tornado jets arrived in Italy to fly support missions for the other NATO pilots.

4.  By dropping shredded tinfoil into the skies, British pilots could turn German radar screens into a nightmarish kaleidoscope.

5.  Children from a nearby village gather to gape as the British pilots deflate the balloons and pop bottles of champagne for the passengers.

6.  In addition to the threat to US and British pilots, the financial cost is steep.

7.  In contrast to U.S. practices, the more difficult or dangerous a flying operation, the stiffer the rules a British pilot is required to follow.

8.  She got British pilots to let her ride along on night bombing raids over Germany.

9.  She remembers rescuing two British pilots downed over Serbia during the war.

10.  The Pentagon has previously accused Iraq of using human shields to protect weapons, knowing that U.S. and British pilots operate under strict guidelines intended to avoid killing civilians.