Originally Posted by
rb14
Although I'm not sure how true this sentence is, from early on in the report: "He landed in a field near Ruffin". I'm guessing they're referring to the town of Ruthin, North Wales, which is pronounced Rith-in and sometimes Ruth-in (the 'u' as in 'tug'). Of course it might be that François Ruffin, Member of the French National Assembly happened to be in the field at the time. But you'd think they might have mentioned that.
I enjoyed that immensely RB14! It's a similarly plausible theory I agree! '
The pilot made several sharp turns at low altitude, either because he was conducting a completely normal field landing, or possibly to avoid François Ruffin'