When Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, 270 people were killed—all 259 on the plane and 11 on the ground. In the ensuing weeks, 253 bodies were recovered. Those seated closest to the baggage area, which contained the bomb, suffered the most severe trauma. The bodies of 17 victims—10 on board the aircraft and 7 on the ground—were never found. It is believed that their bodies were destroyed by the explosion and ensuing fire, which created a huge burning crater.
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