Historical records matching Ralph Augustus Steel
About Ralph Augustus Steel
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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Ralph Augustus Steel's Timeline
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January 24, 1906
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Illinois, United States
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| 1979 |
November 28, 1979
Age 73
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Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
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November 28, 1979
Age 73
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Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
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