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Pan Am flight 103: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Lockerbie bombing
Date December 21, 1988
Location Scotland

Did You Know?

  • Pan Am Airlines went bankrupt three years after Flight 103's expolsion.
  • President Gadhafi paid $2.7 billion compensation to family members of individuals killed in the bombing.
  • Only in 2004 did the United States resume direct diplomatic ties with Libya.

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Pan Am flight 103
Infographic and map depicting the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, showing the projected flight path from London to New York City and the explosion location over Lockerbie, Scotland. The map highlights the approximate debris area, while an inset graphic notes 259 fatalities among passengers and crew and 11 people killed on the ground.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
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Muammar al-Qaddafi
Muammar al-Qaddafi
de facto leader of Libya
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
Libyan national

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