FLYING WITH HUNTING CLAN

This is a Charter Aircraft, we were heading for Bordeaux and then onto Gilbraltar. We were carrying 20 people and I was the only Stewardess. I had given everyone their lunch and helped a lady who had 3 children, one was a baby I Iooked after.

Then, to my horror, looked out of the window and ONE engine had failed! We had one engine either side. I knew at once the ONE remaining engine would not hold us up.

I went straight to the crew and told them "get ready to crash land". At once I went into action - "take off your glasses, your shoes and put your head down, right down, this is very important.

I then went to the lady with the young one. We decided it would be best if she took the two older ones, one each side, all heads down. I would take the baby.

I gathered as many soft things as possible and wrapped them round the baby and holding her close to me. Bless her, she was fast asleep!

The plane was coming down, the land around Bordeaux had high fields, these I could see and we were starting to scrape through these.  The landing was ghastly and we were nowhere near the runway!

Only one man had been thrown to the ceiling of the plane and there was blood everywhere. An ambulance arrived and he was taken to the Hospital.

We were taken inside. The plane was a mess and couldn't fly. No plane came to take us on for a whole week! I was looking after MY BABY.