John Wright Cole

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John Wright Cole

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Death: November 28, 1979 (68)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
Find A Grave ID: 235599893
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About John Wright Cole

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 Wright Cole's Timeline

1910
December 3, 1910
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 68
Antarctica
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Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica