Who planted the bomb on Pan Am Flight 103?
In 2001, after an investigation that involved interviewing 15,000 people and examining 180,000 pieces of evidence, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was convicted of the bombing and sentenced to 20 (later 27) years in prison.
Is TWA still flying?
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major United States airline which operated from 1930 until 2001.
What happened to the wreckage of Pan Am 103?
The explosion at 30,000 feet rained debris over 845 square miles, creating the largest-ever crime scene. More than 5,000 responders, including investigators from the FBI and Scottish authorities, combed the countryside for clues. They recovered 319 tons of wreckage and thousands of pieces of evidence.
Is Pan Am 103 still in Farnborough?
The reconstructed fuselage of Pan Am flight 103 had been stored by the Air Accident Investigation Branch in Farnborough for the last 24 years. However, due to the refurbishment of a hangar, it has now been taken to a secure location in the Dumfries area.
Did the pilot survive the Lockerbie crash?
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ The pilot and at least 147 other victims of the Lockerbie disaster may have survived the bomb blast that ripped the plane apart at 31,000 feet and died when they hit the ground, a forensic pathologist said.
How many people died in the Lockerbie bombing?
Pan Am flight 103, also called Lockerbie bombing, flight of a passenger airliner operated by Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, after a bomb was detonated. All 259 people on board were killed, and 11 individuals on the ground also died.
What is another name for the Lockerbie bombing?
Alternative Title: Lockerbie bombing. Pan Am flight 103, also called Lockerbie bombing, flight of a passenger airliner operated by Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, after a bomb was detonated. All 259 people on board were killed, and 11 individuals on the ground also died.
What evidence was found in the Lockerbie crash site?
American investigators found supporting evidence while combing through the Lockerbie wreckage. According to Christopher Joyner and Wayne Rothbaum, investigators discovered a microchip from the bomb that matched the type used to blow up three flights over Chad, Togo, and Niger between 1984 and 1989.