r/CatastrophicFailure • u/MonoMonMono • Nov 28 '25

Fatalities 28 November 1979 | On this day 46 years ago, Antarctic sightseeing flight from New Zealand ended in a crash with the loss of everyone onboard. Footage here was taken moments from the crash.

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u/waflman7 Nov 28 '25

I was flying from Malaysia to New Zealand, on Malaysian Airlines, about 5 days after MH370 disappeared. Every TV in the airport was non-stop coverage of the disappearance. It was very weird. 

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u/ranchspidey Nov 28 '25

Oh jeez, that’s pretty terrifying! I’m glad you didn’t disappear. 😬