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Air New Zealand plane fuselage on Mt Erebus
Only one portion of the fuselage of the Air New Zealand DC-10 remained intact on the icy slopes of Mt Erebus.
Christchurch International Airport
Getting to New Zealand became a lot quicker once jet airliners were flying in to international airports such as Christchurch's Harewood.
Kaimai air crash memorial
On 3 July 1963 a DC-3 airliner crashed in the Kaimai Range, Bay of Plenty. All 23 passengers and crew were killed in what remains the worst air crash within New Zealand.  This memorial, at Gordon, 9 km southwest of the crash,  was dedicated on 5 July 2003 to mark the 40th anniversary of accident.
Britannia monoplane flying over Auckland
Blériot XI monoplane – Britannia – flying over Auckland Exhibition Grounds, 1914.
NZ helicopters on Antarctica
Helicopters (NZ) on Antarctica
Pan Am's Samoan Clipper in Auckland
American Airways Sikorsky flying boat 'Samoan Clipper'in Auckland
BOAC de Havilland Comet 4
A BOAC de Havilland Comet 4C like the one used for the first regular jet service between Britain and NZ.
Broadcast of first flight to Antarctica
Listen to a description of the arrival and landing of the first flight to Antarctica on 20 December 1955.
Erebus memorials
Memorial cross on Mt Erebus. The cross is located approximately 3 km south-east of the 1979 crash site.
First flights to Antarctica
The first long distance flights into Antarctica from the outside world left from New Zealand on 20 December 1955.
Cross on Mt Erebus
Cross to the victims of the Erebus disaster erected by recovery workers in Antarctica
Erebus disaster recovery work during blizzard
Recovery work among the debris of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 on Mt Erebus continued even in terrible weather conditions.
Wreckage from Erebus disaster
Looking downhill to Lewis Bay sea ice through the wreckage of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 and a maze of body location flags
Erebus crash site
Crash site of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 on the lower slopes of Mt Erebus – photo taken two days after the crash
Erebus crash site map
Map showing the flight path of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 on 28 November 1979
Page from Antarctica experience brochure
In this page from Air New Zealand's The Antarctic experience brochure, Mt Erebus – the 'sentinel of McMurdo' – is clearly visible from the DC-10's cockpit.
Finding the cause - Erebus disaster
With the death of so many people, it is not surprising that the investigations into the tragedy became a source of great debate and controversy.
Timeline to disaster - Erebus disaster
The Erebus disaster was mainly caused by an unfortunate, late change in flight path and the white-out conditions in Antarctica.
Tourist flights to Antarctica - Erebus disaster
Air New Zealand and Qantas began offering sightseeing flight over the Antarctic in February 1977.
Erebus disaster
On 28 November 1979, 237 passengers and 20 crew were killed when Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crashed into the side of Mt Erebus, Antarctica. The tragedy was followed by a demanding recovery operation and a raging debate over who or what was to blame

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