On This Day - Lockerbie

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The news at the time …

1988: Jumbo jet crashes onto Lockerbie

A Pan Am jumbo jet with 258 passengers on board has crashed on to the town of Lockerbie near the Scottish borders. Initial reports indicate it crashed into a petrol station in the centre of the town, between Carlisle and Dumfries, and burst into a 300-foot fireball. Hundreds are feared dead as airline officials said flight 103 was about two-thirds full with 255 adults and three children on board.  Rescue teams have confirmed there are many casualties at the scene including townspeople who were on the ground.

The Boeing 747 left London Heathrow at 1800 GMT bound for New York's JFK airport. Shortly after 1900 the flight disappeared from radar screens at Prestwick Air Traffic Control Centre. In total 259 people aboard the flight and 11 on the ground died in the crash which took place 38 minutes after take-off.  The debris from the aircraft was scattered across 845 square miles and the impact reached 1.6 on the Richter scale.  ..........................  ca99 ca99

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