Muriel Irene Magnell

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Muriel Irene Magnell (Palmer)

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Birthplace: Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
Death: November 28, 1979 (74)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Arthur DeForrest Palmer and Mary Amelia Palmer
Wife of Theodore James Magnell
Sister of Leona Amelia Palmer; Arthur Sanford Palmer; Elsa Jane Palmer and George Copping Palmer

Find A Grave ID: 235601725
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About Muriel Irene Magnell

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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Muriel Irene Magnell's Timeline

1905
March 13, 1905
Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 74
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 74
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica