John Barrie Carleton

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John Barrie Carleton

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Birthplace: Waimate, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Death: November 28, 1979 (47)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
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Son of Ngaire Carleton
Husband of Marion Rennie Carleton

Find A Grave ID: 235599721
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About John Barrie Carleton

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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John Barrie Carleton's Timeline

1932
October 7, 1932
Waimate, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 47
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 47
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica