Air Disaster in Antarctica
On the 28th of November 1979, the fourth largest air disaster in the world occurred on the icy slopes of Mount Erebus, deep in Antarctica and 50 km from Scott Base. The 237 passengers and 20 crew were all killed instantly on impact, and their bodies and the wreckage were spread over an area 500 m lo...
Published in: | Prehospital and Disaster Medicine |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1985
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00045143 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1049023X00045143 |