Originally Posted by Fantome
Did Mr Prochnow ever thank Captain Vette personally, or otherwise express his gratitude in a fitting way?
He did.
This ordeal was made into a telemovie,
Mercy Mission, the rescue of flight 771, which ended with a credit that "The two men remain good friends, 15 years after their Christmas adventure". Not strictly the way things went down, with the movie showing a diversion to Auckland, but anyway....I've just found it's even on YouTube, so if you've a spare 90 mins,
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