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Morrie Davis announces finding wreckage of Flight TE901

Morrie Davis at media conference

Morrie Davis, Air New Zealand’s chief executive, on the night of the Erebus disaster.

Here he announces that the wreckage of Flight TE901 has been found on Mt Erebus.

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Transcript

Morrie Davis: I just wanted to tell you that it's now coming through, of course you probably, some of you, will have already ascertained that the wreckage has been sighted in the Antarctica on a location which indicates Mt Erebus in the McMurdo Sound area. And we have no other information other than helicopters are going in now and are likely to be at the site within about 20 minutes.

Image: still shot from Erebus Disaster: Lookout - part 1 provided on YouTube by TVNZ OnDemand.

Sound file: Radio New Zealand Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright. To request a copy of the recording, contact Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Reference: News highlights compilation, 1963-1988, CD Two, track 4.

How to cite this page: 'Morrie Davis announces finding wreckage of Flight TE901', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/sound/morrie-davis-announces-finding-wreckage-flight-te901, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 18-Nov-2009

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