Same old dysfunction,bureaucracy and innefficiency.Nothing changes.World car racer and aviator Ron Flockhart was intercepted in LGAT and eventualy blew up his Merlin gaskets trying to negotiate the situation !
http://www.pilotweb.aero/news/the-story-of-ron-flockhart-s-last-race-1-5160524
Nothing changes of course: not enough coolant => engine kaput. In Athens, in the USA, or maybe on other planets with a similar atmosphere in Galaxies far, far away. 
MedFlyer wrote:
Ron Flockhart was intercepted in LGAT and eventualy blew up his Merlin gaskets trying to negotiate the situation !
He was not intercepted !
but poor weather forced Flockhart to divert to his nominated alternate, Athens.
Indeed a) the ground bureaucracy in Athens and b) his “get-there-itis” must have been a contributing factor to what happened.
At Beirut :
Confusion on the ground, however, led to the Mustang’s coolant boiling while Flockhart was held while other aircraft landed.
At Athens:
Anxious not to lose any more time, Flockhart refuelled quickly and requested clearance from the Tower
Two pictures of the Mustang in Athens.
https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=846374
https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=832351
I used the phrase "intercepted"as a comic substitute of “welcomed”.ESSO Co fuelled,supported and handled him all the way up.BTW it’s not rare for VFR FPLs to be lost in space.I think we all have experienced this.
