Pan Am flight 103: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Aug 04, 2026
Revised the Top Questions section. Aug 02, 2026
Article revised and updated. Jul 27, 2026
Modified link of Web site: FBI History - Pan Am 103 Bombing. Jul 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Syracuse University Libraries - Digital Exhibits - We Remember Them: The Legacy of Pan Am Flight 103. Mar 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 14, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The U.S. has taken custody of the alleged bomb maker in the 1988 Lockerbie attack. Sep 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Case Western Reserve University School of Law Scholarly Commons - The Lockerbie Terrorist Attack and Libya: A Retrospective Analysis (PDF). Jul 19, 2025
Added a discussion about conspiracy theories and included mention of Syracuse University. Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - From Disaster to Crisis: The Failed Turnaround of Pan American Airlines. Nov 19, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC News - Timeline: Lockerbie bombing. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN World - Pan Am Flight 103 Fast Facts. Nov 16, 2023
Add new Web site: FBI History - Pan Am 103 Bombing. Sep 05, 2023
Add new Web site: The United States Department of Justice - Pan Am Flight 103 Terrorist Suspect in Custody for 1988 Bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. May 05, 2023
Corrected display issue. May 22, 2018
Replaced photograph. Nov 16, 2017
Add new Web site: NBC - The Story of Lockerbie and Pan Am Flight 103, Explained. Nov 23, 2015
Changed spelling of Megrahi's name. Mar 22, 2011
Added description of U.S. senators' call for British government to investigate allegations that BP lobbied for Megrahi's release. Jul 22, 2010
Image added. Jan 12, 2010
Added "Lockerbie bombing" as an alternate name for the disaster. Aug 21, 2009
Updated with the release of the convicted bomber from prison in 2009. Aug 20, 2009
New article added. Nov 26, 2008
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