A teenage airman who died in a Second World War plane crash will be remembered at a special |event.

Flight Sergeant Frank Beattie, 19, died in September 1944 when his Lancaster bomber was shot down in eastern France.

His sacrifice is to be remembered at a memorial ceremony in Alsace, France, in September.

The French organisers are now looking for members of Mr Beattie’s family, who lived in Brighton during the war.

If you are a member of Frank Beattie’s family, call the newsdesk on 01273 544531.

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