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In 2006, the New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) was instituted to recognise the service of New Zealanders, and citizens of the United States of America and other countries, who were involved in the body recovery, identification, and crash investigation phases of Operation Overdue. On 5 June 2009, the New Zealand government recognised ...
At 14:28 the aircraft had descended to 3000 feet and the pilots deployed the flaps. The aircraft's speed was 165 knots, and increased to 211 knots; 2 minutes 14 seconds later the aircraft crashed into the harbour killing two, the captain and a passenger. Recovery of aircraft from harbour in Mangere, Auckland
No. 40 Squadron RNZAF Active June 1943 – October 1947 December 1954 – present Country New Zealand Branch Royal New Zealand Air Force Role Strategic and Tactical Air Transport Garrison/HQ RNZAF Base Auckland Motto(s) Maori: Ki nga hau e wha English: To the four winds Mascot(s) Mariners compass star Anniversaries 1 June Equipment Boeing 757, C-130H Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules Engagements ...
Ten passengers survived. Of the 169 fatalities, 146 bodies were recovered, and 103 of those bodies were identified. Varig Flight 797 crashed into the jungle near Abidjan after engine failure on 3 January 1987. Of 51 on board, only a single passenger survived.
The aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Canet-en-Roussillon on the French coast. The aircraft was an Air New Zealand-owned Airbus A320 leased to XL Airways Germany registered D-AXLA (formerly ZK-OJL), and was undertaking a technical flight immediately prior to a scheduled handover back to Air New Zealand. At the time of the ...
The remains of all 62 victims − 34 males and 28 females − were taken to a central police medical facility after responders completed their recovery efforts at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, about 33 ...
Air New Zealand Flight 4374; ... 1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash; I. 1979 Mosfellsheiði air crashes; L. Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527; M. Manises UFO incident; Mount ...
Crashed NZ navy ship was left on autopilot, inquiry finds. Koh Ewe - BBC News. November 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM. HMNZS Manawanui was the first ship New Zealand lost since World War Two [Samoan ...