Peter Massie Dawson

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Peter Massie Dawson

Birthdate:
Death: November 28, 1979 (50)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
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Son of Robert Dawson and Lizinia Dawson

Find A Grave ID: 235600044
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About Peter Massie Dawson

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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Peter Massie Dawson's Timeline

1929
October 9, 1929
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 50
Antarctica
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Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica