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Christine Margaret Nicholson

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Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: November 28, 1979 (26)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
Occupation: Primary School Teacher
Find A Grave ID: 235602059
Managed by: Private User
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About Christine Margaret Nicholson

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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Christine Margaret Nicholson's Timeline

1953
February 4, 1953
New Zealand
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 26
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 26
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica