On the 29 November 1979, Air New Zealand Antarctic sightseeing flight TE901 crashed into the slopes of Mt Erebus. 257 passenger and crew were killed including Mervyn John Oliver of Ashhurst. He was 65 years old. He was laid to rest in Ashhurst Cemetery and in 1992 was joined by his wife Eileen.
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Mervyn John Oliver - Erebus Disaster
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- August 17, 2019
- Digitisation ID
- COMM1565997240
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- Leanne Hickman
- Place
- Ashhurst Domain, Ashhurst
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
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