Nobody wanted to get bombed back - and Libya was too close for their liking.
Even we were twitchy as Int forecast a risk of a retaliatory strike at the SBA in Cyprus - I was one of 3 reinforcement controllers flown out to 280SU along with 4 x F4 and 2 VC-10s to Akrotiri for about 4 weeks.
Last edited by ORAC; 11th October 2024 at 16:07.