NW1 said:..."If it became custom and practice to land in a "farmer's field" in a jet transport following a fire warning or similar engine failure / thrust loss on takeoff then many lives would be needlessly lost..."
Sir, this event was about insufficient, decreasing airspeed at 200 feet AGL...a scenario which required an immediate descent and landing to preclude imminent stall and uncontrolled crash. Captain Marty still had sufficient pitch and roll authority 1 minute after rotation to effect a controlled crash landing straight ahead unto one of several farmers' fields between CDG and LBG.