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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 10 min. 49 sec.) ; 415531470 bytes |
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Operation Overdue was the name given to a police operation that focused on the recovery of the Air New Zealand DC-10 passenger jet that was overdue from a sightseeing trip to Antarctica. On 28 November 1979, an Air New Zealand jet with 257 passengers went missing during a sightseeing tour over Antarctica. Within hours 11 ordinary police officers were called to duty to face the formidable Mount Erebus. As the police recovered the victims, an investigation team tried to uncover the mystery of how a jet could fly into a mountain in broad daylight. Did the airline have a secret it wanted to bury?This documentary tells the story of four New Zealand police officers who went to Antarctica as part of the police operation to recover the victims of the crash. For the first time an Air New Zealand senior staff member provides the inside story of the airline that was accused of one of the largest corporate cover-ups in New Zealand's history. Set in the beautiful yet hostile environment of Antarctica, this is the emotional and compelling true story of an extraordinary police operation. (From New Zealand) (Documentary) M (A,L) CCFollow the conversation on twitter: #sbsdoco |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-02-15 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Air New Zealand.
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Aircraft accident victims.
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Aircraft accidents -- Investigation.
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Disasters -- Psychological aspects.
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Embalming.
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Police.
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Antarctic Regions -- Mount Erebus.
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Streaming video
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Burger, Peter, director
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Purdy, Charlotte, director
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Gilpin, Greg, contributor
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Leighton, Stuart, contributor
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Mitchell, Bob, contributor
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Penn, Mark, contributor
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Rhodes, Peter, contributor
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