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Henry Ford Thompson

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Birthplace: Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1979 (56)
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
Immediate Family:

Son of George Alex Thompson and Mary Thompson
Husband of Billie Gene Thompson
Father of Joan Kay Thompson

Find A Grave ID: 235602940
Managed by: Private User
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About Henry Ford Thompson

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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Henry Ford Thompson's Timeline

1923
June 21, 1923
Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
1955
October 18, 1955
El Paso, Texas, United States
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 56
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 56
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica