Gordon Vette
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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.
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Gordon Vette
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Gordon Vette
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Auckland, New Zealand
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1933-07-09
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New Zealand Order of Merit
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IFALPA Presidential Citation
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NZALPA honorary life membership
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Honorary Engineering Doctorate from the University of Glasgow
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Jim Collins Memorial Award for Exceptional Contribution to Flight Safety
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Johnston Memorial Trophy for outstanding air navigation from GAPAN
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1933-07-09
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2015-08-09
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Alwyn Gordon Vette
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Rescue of Cessna 188
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Research into the cause of the Air New Zealand Flight 901 crash
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New Zealand
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Mark Vette
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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.
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New Zealand
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