33 Boys Killed in Norway (1961)

A newsreel for the Lafranc disaster of 1961 when 33 London Boys and 2 teachers were killed in a Norway plane crash. This reel is taken from the British Pathe reel “A Town in Mourning“. In the video we see the funeral service and mass grave in Croydon, as well as shots of family members, crowd scenes and various other pupils from the school. Rosalind Jones, sister to Quentin Jones who was one of the boys killed in the tragedy, wrote a book about the boys with profiles written by their families, called “The Lafranc Boys“. You can discuss clips and receive links to newly uploaded ones on our Facebook page: All 90,000 British Pathe reels can be found on: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical