When the French planes attacked, they were flying very close to the ground, in order to avoid detection by Libyan radar and surface-to-air missiles until it was too late. The planes made only one pass over the target, dropping about forty BAP 100 and classic bombs of 250 kg on the airstrip, severely damaging it and making it temporarily unusable.
When French aircraft launched an attack, they flew at a low altitude to evade Libyan radar and surface-to-air missiles. The planes made only one pass over the target area, dropping about forty BAP 100 and classic bombs of 250 kg each on the airstrip, causing substantial damage and making it temporarily inoperable.