NZ Flight 901 - Crashed in '79

So as a comment on the Ob Hill Hike, my good mate Mick sent me the following comments:

Trivia Time (lets hope I get this factually correct:). Re: Mt Erebus in your photos - Air New Zealand sightseeing passenger aircraft Flight 901 crashed on it's slopes in 1979 killing all 257 aboard. Recently deceased Sir Edmund Hillary RIP (of Mt Everest fame) was supposed to be aboard, but cancelled at the last minute. His best friend took his seat instead....

Cheers, Mick! This tragedy lives in the lore of Antarctica and is still talked about today. Although most of the bodies were recovered and ID'd, some 44 could not be and a memorial cross stands above NZ Scott Base. Researchers and guides that visit Erebus often apparently can still pick out the spot of the crash during the summer when the ice and snow subside some. For more info, click on the title above or go to:

http://library.christchurch.org.nz/kids/nzdisasters/erebus.asp