1933 - 2015
Gordon Vette Aviator
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| Full Name at Birth |
Alwyn Gordon Vette
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| Birthday |
9th July, 1933
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| Birthplace |
New Zealand
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| Died |
9th August, 2015
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| Place of Death |
Auckland, New Zealand
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Alwyn Gordon Vette ONZM (9 July 1933 – 9 August 2015) was a New Zealand airline captain best known for his involvement in the Cessna 188 Pacific rescue and his research into the cause of the Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crash. He spent five years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and 55 years as a commercial pilot. Vette was portrayed by Roy Billing in the 1988 miniseries Erebus: the Aftermath, which recounts Vette's research into the cause of the Mount Erebus Disaster; and by Robert Loggia in the 1993 TV movie Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771, which recounts Vette's experiences piloting Air New Zealand Flight 103.
