It was an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight over Antarctica, which carried out a scheduled flight in November 1979. Flight 901 took off from Auckland airport with 237 passengers — mostly New ...
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the death of Air NZ’s Flight 901 hitting Mt Erebus in Antarctica killing 257 people, journalist Janet McIntyre looks at what really caused the crash. McIntyre ...
Wreckage from the Mt Erebus site where an Air New Zealand DC-10 crash killed 275 people in November 1979. Photo / File On November 28, 1979 an Air New Zealand DC-10 on a sightseeing trip to Antarctica ...
The standby co-pilot of Erebus flight 901 has recalled the moment he heard about the tragedy, 40 years ago today. A commemoration service will be held at Auckland Airport Erebus Crew Memorial Gardens ...
HONOURING CREW: New Zealand Airline Pilot Association president Wayne Renwick, left, and Air New Zealand pilot Captain Herwin Bongers. Photo: Anna Loren / Manukau-Courier Prefer us on Google Wreaths ...
The scattered wreckage of the Air New Zealand DC-10 on the snow-covered slopes of Mt Erebus. File photo / supplied Just before 1pm on November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 slammed into the ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Today, an intriguing story of compounded error, confusion and death. Oddly enough, ...
IT WAS traumatic when this plane crashed, killing 257 on board. But the airline’s latest move has deeply offended a nation still affected. It was an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight over Antarctica, ...
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