Family wants return of war crash pilot for burial

The Irish family of an RAF fighter pilot who crash-landed in the Sahara during the Second World War have spoken of their plans to bring him home for burial.

A number of human bones have been found in the desert close to the spot where Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping disappeared after crash-landing in Jun 1942.

Copping, then 24, survived the incident and is believed to have walked away from his wrecked P40 Kittyhawk fighter plane to find help. He was never seen again.