Olive Myrtle Maynard

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Olive Myrtle Maynard (Christensen)

Birthdate:
Death: November 28, 1979 (52)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
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Wife of William George Maynard

Find A Grave ID: 235601861
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About Olive Myrtle Maynard

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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Olive Myrtle Maynard's Timeline

1927
January 12, 1927
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 52
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 52
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica