![]() ![]() ![]() Seeing images from the flight itself was the closest people could get to the reality of what happened to the victims that day, and their loved ones afterwards, Carter said. The extra trauma of that made it doubly hard for the family to grieve. Kathryn Carter's father was Captain Jim Collins, the pilot of flight TE901 that day. I think we've learned so much with regards to the and Pike River that the pastoral priority of the victims and their families was sort of lost sight of and that was a terrible thing." "I don't think New Zealand as a nation at that time sort of knew quite how to react. Waugh, who is closely involved in that, said he sensed that attention was finally shifting back to the 257 victims and their families. Only now are there plans to build a national memorial. That left many families of the victims feeling marginalised and voiceless. Over the last 40 years, Erebus has been dogged by controversy. Stuff has chosen to show the footage and still photos here to help re-focus the story of the Erebus disaster onto the victims. For others it could be quite heart-wrenching.That's the range of emotions you get with these hundreds of Erebus families." "It's probably in the last five to 10 minutes before impact, so if you don't know what you're about to see it's quite jarring.For some people I could see it as revealing the excitement and the joy of a scenic flight and they're all thrilled about it. "The altitude is not high," aviation historian Richard Waugh said. One part shot out of a window gave a clue that it was filmed shortly before the crash. Seeing Frank Christmas in the footage helped Myles and her family, but it will not be for everyone. The footage was filmed by a passenger aboard aboard Air New Zealand flight TE901 Photo: 60 Minutes / Nine ![]()
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