Mt Erebus Disaster 40th Anniversary

[India Four Two]

Every time the Erebus accident comes up on PPRuNe, we get the same old re-hashing of the arguments. I know a lot about this accident, having read the reports and most of the books, but I'm not going to express my opinion here.

Instead I thought I would recount an experience I had a few years ago at AKL. I arrived at the airport very early for my flight, so instead of immediately returning my car, I drove to the Erebus Crew Memorial Garden on the eastern end of Tom Pearce Drive, parked and sat there for half an hour. A very peaceful and (relatively) quiet place to sit and reflect.

" This garden is your special place "