Remembering the Mount Erebus disaster - 28 November 1979

On the 29th of November 1979, then Sergeant Greg Gilpin from Wellington Police and 11 other officers flew to Antarctica the day after Air New Zealand flight TE901 went missing.

The Mount Erebus disaster occurred on 28 November when Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crashed into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board.

In the hours that followed the sighting of the wreckage of Air New Zealand's Antarctic Flight TE901, professionals and volunteers around the country learned that they were required to head, assist or report on the site investigation and recovery operation.

The video details the memories of retired Inspector Greg Gilpin who worked on Operation Overdue. His son, Senior Sergeant Sam Gilpin helps tell the story.

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