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Brucie Gibbs (Deroles)

Also Known As: "Bryn"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: November 28, 1979 (78)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Parnell, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Deroles, Snr. and Annie Deroles
Wife of James Gordon Gibbs
Sister of Eldred Deroles; Private; Margery Merton; Violet Oakden; Rupert Deroles and 2 others

Find A Grave ID: 235600264
Managed by: Private User
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About Brucie Gibbs

On the morning of 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand Flight TE901 left Mangere airport, Auckland, for an 11-hour return sightseeing flight to Antarctica. At 12.49 p.m. (NZST), the aircraft crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board. It was the worst civil disaster in New Zealand's history. Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/erebus-disaster

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Brucie Gibbs's Timeline

1901
February 19, 1901
New Zealand
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 78
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 78
National Erebus Memorial, Parnell, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand