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28 November
1979 257 killed in Mt Erebus disaster
Flight TE901, an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus, near Scott Base, killing all 257 passengers and crew on board. more...
1893 Women vote in first general election
New Zealand women went to the polls for the first time, just 10 weeks after the Governor signed the Electoral Act 1893, making this country the first in the world to enfranchise all adult women. more...
2008 Air New Zealand A320 crashes in France
An Air NZ Airbus A320 crashed off the coast of France. All seven people on board, including five New Zealanders, were killed. It was 29 years to the day since Air NZ Flight TE901 crashed in Antarctica, killing all 257 on board more...
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- Interim report (BEA)
- Report finds first clues in Air NZ crash (TVNZ)
- Too low, too slow Air NZ crash transcripts (NZ Herald)
- XL Airways Germany A320 Flight 888T (Wikipedia)
- Crash: Air NZ A320 near Perpignan (The Aviation Herald)
- Tragic coincidence on Mt Erebus anniversary (NZ Herald)
- Erebus and Perpignan Anniversaries (Scoop)
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