Vol de Chevaux Incident

On February 23rd, 2075, a radar blip in the region of Nantes, France excited attention. While there has been no public confirmation, confidential sources and security contractors for the House of Rohan indicate that a modified Hawker-Siddeley Firebrand, designated Veillantif 11, part of the only fully operational squadron of fightercraft currently fielded by the government of Brittany, vanished from its hangar. It seems probable that the radar blips indicate an aerial theft flying in terrain-following mode beneath the detection threshold of most radar networks. The 'Vol de Chevaux; or 'Horse Theft' Incident (so called because the flight squadron is named for a famous stallion in the Matter of France) is the cause for much quiet contempt by local citizens.

"Où est-il allé?" they ask in St.-Michel and St. Nazarre. "Où va l'argent des contribuables."

''Where did it go? Where tax dollars go.''