Must've been VTOL because apparently when they left, ( by 'they' she means the white pilots that were all but forced out BTW) they just upped and left with the airplanes and parked them at 'museums' This would include everything from the 26 SAAB Gripen multi role fighters to an assortment of transports including C130s light aircraft and helos. Not sure if they were flown and landed on the main avenue outside or if they were simply towed out the gate and down the highway to the museums.
She probably heard about Mike Beachy-Heads collection of decommissioned (mostly vintage) jets and thought "Aha so that's what happened." When the story broke the comments sections were hilarious to read.