Battle of Britain pilot's relatives help excavate downed plane 75 years on

Daughter and granddaughter of Polish pilot Kaziemierz Wi1/4nsche involved in digging up remains of Hurricane fighter near Beachy Head, Brighton

Seventy-five years ago a young Polish pilot crashed into the hills near Beachy Head, Brighton, after his Hurricane fighter plane was shot down by a German Messerschmitt during the Battle of Britain. Now, the late pilot's daughter and granddaughter have joined archeologists in uncovering the aircraft's remains.

Kazimierz Wi1/4nsche, a member of RAF 303 Squadron - which became legendary for the courage and success of its Polish fliers - was scrambled from RAF Northolt late in the afternoon of 9 September 1940 to intercept a bombing raid by more than 80 German Junker planes.