Historical records matching Melba Pearl McMillan
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About Melba Pearl McMillan
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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Melba Pearl McMillan's Timeline
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September 14, 1916
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Netherton, Hauraki, North Island, New Zealand
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| 1979 |
November 28, 1979
Age 63
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Antarctica
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November 28, 1979
Age 63
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Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
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