And two patrol planes were making long circles around the central operations area.

We won't make our run until the patrol planes are in good position.

That patrol plane herded it back to its airport of departure.

"We'd like to see that patrol plane first," Finegold said.

In this case, however, the Iranian pilot continued to approach the patrol plane.

Luckily, the patrol plane could not maneuver fast enough to return before she again dove.

They were sighted by a patrol plane, picked up and taken to Penzance.

Why haven't they opened fire on the patrol plane?

Intelligence says Chinese patrol planes, with fighter escorts, might be up.

By the time a patrol plane found them, just more than 300 were still alive.