To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It seems I'm not alone, STEPHEN POLLARD: It's often the self-proclaimed anti-racists who are the foulest of the lot. Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the crash and has led the campaign for the suspected Libyan terrorists responsible to be brought to trial, said questions had been raised over whether anyone could have survived. Four hours after throwing his body off the plane, the terrorists forced the flight attendants to collect . After finding the spot where the explosion had happened, the team checked loading records to establish when individual pieces of cargo had been put onto the plane. ), At Willie Nelson 90, country, rock and rap stars pay tribute, but Willie and Trigger steal the show, What GOPs plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean, Column: A centrist, third-party alternative for 2024 is a nice idea but a nightmare in practice, Chinese man who reported on COVID to be released after 3 years. In the first days after the crash, the work of the AAIB was similar to a giant puzzle. They lay alone or in groups of five or 10 or 20 in fields and parking lots, in gardens and on pavements, next to telephone booths and on top of roofs. Smith was an early rock music success in Australia He also played with Carson and The Big Combo Last month Colin joined a poignant bike ride to mark the anniversary. At this point they all had 122 minutes to live. The stewardesses were sobbing, trying to keep it down. } Lindsey's brother, Rick, said: 'She was my little sister and we were always close. Shortly after 19:00 on 21 December 1988, while the aircraft was in flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, it . One of them had been loaded in Frankfurt. Jiacha said he had observed these two men as they loaded the suitcase containing the bomb on to the plane in Malta that was bound for Frankfurt. CVR Database - 160+ transcripts. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. document.write(''); JEFFREY KREINDLER, PAN AM SPOKESMAN9 Pan Am operated three daily nonstops from London-Heathrowto New York-Kennedy in late 1988, all with Boeing 747 'jumbojet' aircraft.10 Flight 103 was the last of the three, pushing back from the gateat 6:04 p.m. and taking off at 6:25 p.m. But I feel I have been repaid tenfold for all I went through by all that has followed. On December 21, Pan Am 103 was beginning the second leg of its Frankfurt-London-New York-Detroit route. The passengers came from 21 countries. He added: The bond created by the grief and loss suffered by so many is still strong after 30 years., We pay for your stories and videos! A team of cyclists from the town including Colin Dorrance, who was the youngest police officer on duty that night completed a charity fundraiser the Cycle to Syracuse which began in Scotland in September. But forever on my mind is Lindsey, although I didn't learn her name until much later. u = u.replace(/\. In the aftermath of Lindsey's death, the Otenasek family created a charitable foundation in her name to help fund students who want to work with special needs children. for (var i=0; i<\/p>')}; There is a faint noise at the end which needs a bit more analysis. Libya eventually said it was ready to turn over its two citizens, but only to a 'neutral' country.