Mount Erebus on Antarctica's Ross Island seen from the cockpit of an Air New Zealand DC-10 in 1977. [2000x1031]

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Mount Erebus on Antarctica's Ross Island seen from the cockpit of an A…

Mount Erebus on Antarctica

Air New Zealand operated sightseeing flights to Antarctica from 1977 to 1979. They ended tragically with the Mount Erebus disaster, in which Flight 901 crashed into the volcano killing all of the 257 people aboard.

Image Source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1727-143

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