A viewer supplies an air-power analogue to naval diplomacy from the American withdrawal from Libya under Muammar Gaddafi. According to the account, the commander of the Tripoli air base ordered an F-100 to fly repeated low, slow circuits over the city. The aircraft's noise and visibility turned the flight into a political signal while personnel were leaving the base. The idea is judged sensible, though the stream provides no date, unit, or source for the anecdote.
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An F-100 over Tripoli as a visible diplomatic signal
A viewer's account of a low F-100 overflight during the American withdrawal from Libya supplies a brief air-power example of visible pressure.