A cold night in December saw Pan Am flight 103 heading from Frankfurt to Detroit – via London and New York. Many of those onboard were heading home to spend Christmas with their families. The flightpath took the plane over the small Dumfries-shire town of Lockerbie. The aircraft operating the transatlantic leg of the route was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew. Large sections of the aircraft crashed onto a residential street in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 11 people on the ground. With a total of 270 fatalities, it is the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom.
13. Aerial of the A74, the crater at Sherwood Crescent and Sherwood Park, Lockerbie.
Aerial of the A74, the crater at Sherwood Crescent and Sherwood Park, Lockerbie. Photo: Donald MacLeod
14. A close up of property in Sherwood Park devastated by the wreckage of Pan Am flight 103, Boeing 747 airliner.
A close up of property in Sherwood Park devastated by the wreckage of Pan Am flight 103, Boeing 747 airliner. Photo: Joe Steele
15. A close up of property in Sherwood Park Lockerbie devastated by the wreckage of Pan Am flight 103, Boeing 747 airliner.
A close up of property in Sherwood Park Lockerbie devastated by the wreckage of Pan Am flight 103, Boeing 747 airliner. Photo: Albert Jordan
16. Pratt and Whitney engine experts with the most damaged jumbo jet engine in the Lockerbie Air crash.
Pratt and Whitney engine experts with the most damaged jumbo jet engine in the Lockerbie Air crash. Photo: Allan Milligan