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Amazing - the plane wreckage can clearly still be seen 50 years on.

The mountain is called Holtaheia. It is in South western Norway, where a plane - 'Papa Mike' - crashed in August 1961. It was carrying the 34 Croydon schoolboys, their two teachers and three aircrew. And this week familes have gone back there to pay their respects once more.

People I spoke to were understandably frustrated when I had to tell them that initially our coverage was going to be dropped due to the the riots (the night before Croydon had been hit hard - how ironic on the day these people wanted Croydon to be in the news). But its all back on now which I have to say is great - they just wanted their boys remembered, along with the teachers and crew.

There's a news story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14444295

And more info on the disaster here: http://lanfranc-holtaheia.co.uk/

 

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