Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Amtransatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit, via London and New York. On 21 December 1988, N739PA, the aircraft operating the transatlantic leg of the route, was destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew, in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing. Large sections of the aircraft crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 11 more people on the ground.
Following a three-year joint investigation by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrest warrants were issued for two Libyan nationals in November 1991. In 1999, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi handed over the two men for trial at Camp Zeist, Netherlands after protracted negotiations and UN sanctions. In 2001, Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was jailed for life after being found guilty of 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing. In August 2009, he was released by the Scottish Government on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in May 2012, the only person to be convicted for the attack. He had continually asserted his innocence.
Flight 103 was Pan Am Flight 103, which was destroyed in 1988 by a terrorist bomb, killing all 259 people on board, plus 11 on the ground.
Flight 103 may also refer to:
Copterline Flight 103, a Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Finland in 2005, killing all 14 on board
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103, a Boeing 737 that broke up in midair over Taiwan in 1981, killing all 110 on board, but no one on the ground
Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter that crashed on final approach to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in 2008, killing 18 of the 19 on board
Buddha Air Flight 103, a Beechcraft 1900D which crashed on approach to Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011, killing all 19 on board
Air New Zealand Flight 103, an Air New Zealand DC-10 which helped to find a lost Cessna in the Pacific Ocean in 1978
Lockerbie (Scottish Gaelic:Locarbaidh) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. It lies approximately 75 miles (121km) from Glasgow, and 20 miles (32km) from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census. The town came to international attention in December 1988 when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.
History
Lockerbie apparently has existed since at least the days of Viking influence in this part of Scotland in the period around AD 900. The name (originally "Loc-hard's by") means Lockard's Town in Old Norse. The presence of the remains of a Roman camp a mile to the west of the town suggests its origins may be even earlier. Lockerbie first entered recorded history in the 1190s in a charter of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale, granting the lands of Lockerbie to Adam de Carlyle. It appears as Lokardebi, in 1306.
Investigating Lockerbie: UK's Deadliest Air Disaster
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York City was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. This tragedy took the lives of all 259 passengers and crew on board, as well as 11 people on the ground. In this video, we explore the events leading up to the bombing and the aftermath of this tragedy. Find out more about the investigation, the victims, and how the Lockerbie disaster changed aviation security forever.
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Pan Am flight 103 (Lockerbie Bombing) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN
Nearly 30 years ago to the day on December 21st 1988, a bomb exploded on a Pan Am flight between London and New York Killing a total of 270 people.
Crash Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5naaWe3nLI
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York City was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. This tragedy took t...
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York City was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. This tragedy took the lives of all 259 passengers and crew on board, as well as 11 people on the ground. In this video, we explore the events leading up to the bombing and the aftermath of this tragedy. Find out more about the investigation, the victims, and how the Lockerbie disaster changed aviation security forever.
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Disaster in Pakistan: PIA 8303's Fatal Mistake
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On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York City was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. This tragedy took the lives of all 259 passengers and crew on board, as well as 11 people on the ground. In this video, we explore the events leading up to the bombing and the aftermath of this tragedy. Find out more about the investigation, the victims, and how the Lockerbie disaster changed aviation security forever.
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Investigating Lockerbie: UK's Deadliest Air Disaster
Disaster in Pakistan: PIA 8303's Fatal Mistake
Credits
Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Visuals:
MSFS2020
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Nearly 30 years ago to the day on December 21st 1988, a bomb exploded on a Pan Am flight between London and New York Killing a total of 270 people.
Crash Anim...
Nearly 30 years ago to the day on December 21st 1988, a bomb exploded on a Pan Am flight between London and New York Killing a total of 270 people.
Crash Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5naaWe3nLI
Nearly 30 years ago to the day on December 21st 1988, a bomb exploded on a Pan Am flight between London and New York Killing a total of 270 people.
Crash Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5naaWe3nLI
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York City was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. This tragedy took the lives of all 259 passengers and crew on board, as well as 11 people on the ground. In this video, we explore the events leading up to the bombing and the aftermath of this tragedy. Find out more about the investigation, the victims, and how the Lockerbie disaster changed aviation security forever.
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Investigating Lockerbie: UK's Deadliest Air Disaster
Disaster in Pakistan: PIA 8303's Fatal Mistake
Credits
Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Visuals:
MSFS2020
Storyblocks
Nearly 30 years ago to the day on December 21st 1988, a bomb exploded on a Pan Am flight between London and New York Killing a total of 270 people.
Crash Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5naaWe3nLI
Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Amtransatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit, via London and New York. On 21 December 1988, N739PA, the aircraft operating the transatlantic leg of the route, was destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew, in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing. Large sections of the aircraft crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 11 more people on the ground.
Following a three-year joint investigation by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrest warrants were issued for two Libyan nationals in November 1991. In 1999, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi handed over the two men for trial at Camp Zeist, Netherlands after protracted negotiations and UN sanctions. In 2001, Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was jailed for life after being found guilty of 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing. In August 2009, he was released by the Scottish Government on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in May 2012, the only person to be convicted for the attack. He had continually asserted his innocence.
Up in the sky another routine flight JFK New York-bound Landing in London a minor stop To refuel and check while on ground The phone call a nightmare to those who observe But to them it would be their own fate A crew with a choice passengers with no voice And for them it's all and all too late Flight 103 Flight 103 A tragedy to all but to immediate families A nightmare of horror and pain Bodies sent back in boxes of pine Some of them with the wrong name Who is responsible who'd do such a thing Another political war High explosives in a plastic container A warning they chose to ignore Flight 103 Flight 103
But he remains an influential figure for many on the right and is also known to regularly meet PresidentEmmanuel Macron.The fiercely ambitious and energetic politician, 69, who is married to the ...
Shifting Gears...Lockerbie ... Jim Swire (Colin Firth) as he searches for justice following the death of his daughter, who was killed along with 258 other passengers and crew when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off on Dec ... .
CatherineSwire, whose 24-year-old sister Flora was killed when Pan Am Flight 103 went down over Lockerbie 36 years ago, said ... Ms Swire spoke out against the dramatisation of the atrocity, Lockerbie ... ‘Five months later, Lockerbie happened.
The gripping story centers on the tragic explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, where Dr ... brought down Pan Am Flight 103 just 38 minutes after takeoff as it passed over Lockerbie, Scotland.
More than 36 years ago, 259 passengers and crew died when Pan Am Flight 103 was brought down over the Scottish town of Lockerbie...If I raise my voice about Lockerbie, I risk accusations of hypocrisy ...
More than 36 years ago, 259 passengers and crew died when Pan Am Flight 103 was brought down over the Scottish town of Lockerbie...If I raise my voice about Lockerbie, I risk accusations of hypocrisy ...
Lockerbie... On 21st December1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further eleven residents losing their life as the plane came down over the quiet Scottish town.
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