Ethel Mary Paterson

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Ethel Mary Paterson (Kelsey)

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Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: November 28, 1979 (54)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
Immediate Family:

Wife of John Desmond Paterson
Mother of Linda Jan Paterson and Private

Find A Grave ID: 235602183
Managed by: Private User
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About Ethel Mary Paterson

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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Ethel Mary Paterson's Timeline

1925
July 9, 1925
New Zealand
1957
1957
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 54
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 54
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica