David mclean a local ploughman ran out of his cottage at the rear of floors farm after hearing an aeroplane crashing and saw a parachutist coming down.
Floors farm near eaglesham.
The village shares a community council with the neighbouring community of eaglesham.
Hitler s deputy was arrested by pitchfork wielding ploughman david mclean on floor s farm near eaglesham south of glasgow.
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A remarkable event during world war ii was the landing of rudolf hess at eaglesham on 10 may 1941.
A messerschmitt bf 110 aircraft crashed at floors farm with an airman bailing out and landing at floors farm.
Nazi commander rudolf hess parachuted into a scottish field 70 years ago.
Shortly after 11 p m.
With his fuel supply running low hess parachuted out over renfrewshire at 11 pm and broke his ankle upon landing at floors farm near eaglesham.
In last week s news local historian bill niven described the events.
The motive for this seemingly bizarre event still serves to baffle military and political experts to this day.
News of the defection spread quick and the german s quickly labeled hess a madman.
As part of his research for the film bill has uncovered a letter revealing that hitler s deputy told.
Hitler s deputy rudolf hess parachuted out of a plane and landed in a field at floors farm eaglesham 70 years ago.
A farmer took hess into custody at the point of a.
On the night of may 10th 1941 hitler s deputy rudolf hess bailed out of his aircraft a messerschmitt 110 after a five hour 900 mile flight and parachuted into a field at floors farm near the village of eaglesham on fenwick moor.
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The red arrow represents the approximate crash of his plane.