One does wonder about the press - this gave me the best laugh this week:
A fighter jet was scrambled to fly alongside the stricken plane and the crew talked him down.....
......The RAF said a fighter plane used for training pilots was sent up to intercept Jim's Cessna. It had been modified so it was able to travel at a slow enough speed to fly alongside the Cessna.
Pilot goes blind in mid-air but RAF talk him down safely - The Daily Record