William Olaf Larsen

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William Olaf Larsen

Birthdate:
Death: November 28, 1979 (48-49)
Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
Immediate Family:

Husband of Jocelyn Marie Larsen
Father of Private

Find A Grave ID: 235601536
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About William Olaf Larsen

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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William Olaf Larsen's Timeline

1930
1930
1979
November 28, 1979
Age 49
Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 49
Mount Erebus Memorial Cross, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica