of Art). David Scott Dornstein, 25, Philadelphia, Pa. Edgar Howard Eggleston III, Air Force sergeant, 24, Glens Falls, N.Y. Siv Ulla Engstrom, 51, Berkshire, England, Turhan Ergin, 22, West Hartford, Conn. (SU), Charles Thomas Fisher IV, 34, London, England, Joanne Flannigan, 10, Lockerbie, Scotland, Kathleen Mary Flannigan, 41, Lockerbie, Scotland, Thomas Brown Flannigan, 44, Lockerbie, Scotland, John Patrick Flynn, 21, Montville, N.J. (SU-Colgate). We looked inside and there were several bodies in there but you just knew that none of them were alive. But Mr Dorrance, now 48 and retired from the police, discovered last week that the baby was actually Bryony Owen, a little girl who was on board Pan Am flight 103 with her mother Yvonne. There were bodies all over the place. She added: 'We were just standing there outside Peter's home and he came over and said to us 'I know why you're here'. of Colo.), Frederick Sandford, Philliips, 27, Little Rock, Ark. A blood-red arrow pointing straight at the heart of Lockerbie. Thats what the job is about. Flight 103 passengers: John Ahern, Sarah Aicher, John Akerstrom, Ronald Alexander, Thomas Ammerman, Martin Apfelbaum, Rachel Asrelsky, William Atkinson, Judith Atkinson, Clare Bacciochi, Harry Bainbridge, Stuart Barclay, Jean Bell, Julian Benello, Lawrence Bennett, Philip Bergstrom, Alistair Berkley, Michael Bernstein, Steven Berrell, Surinder Bhatia, Kenneth Bissett, Diane Boatman-Fuller, Stephen Boland, Glen Bouckley, Paula Bouckley, Nicole Boulanger, Francis Boyer, Nicholas Bright, Daniel Browner, Colleen Brunner, Timothy Burman, Michael Buser, Warren Buser, Steven Butler, William Cadman, Fabiana Caffarone, Hernan Caffarone, Valerie Canady, Gregory Capasso, Timothy Cardwell, Bernt Carlsson, Richard Cawley, Frank Ciulla, Theodora Cohen, Eric Coker, Jason Coker, Gary Colasanti, Bridget Concannon, Sean Concannon, Thomas Concannon, Tracey Corner, Scott Cory, Willis Coursey, Patricia Coyle, John Cummock, Joseph Curry, William Daniels, Gretchen Dater, Shannon Davis, Gabriel Della-Ripa, Joyce DiMauro, Gianfranca DiNardo, Peter Dix, Om Dixit, Shanti Dixit, David Dornstein, Michael Doyle, Edgar Eggleston, Turhan Ergin, Charles Fisher, Clayton Flick, John Flynn, Arthur Fondiler, Robert Fortune, Paul Freeman, James Fuller, Ibolya Gabor, Amy Gallagher, Matthew Gannon, Kenneth Garczynski, Kenneth Gibson, William Giebler, Olive Gordon, Linda Gordon-Gorgacz, Anne Gorgacz, Loretta Gorgacz, David Gould, Andre Guevorgian, Nicola Hall, Lorraine Halsch, Lynne Hartunian, Anthony Hawkins, Pamela Herbert, Rodney Hilbert, Alfred Hill, Katherine Hollister, Josephine Hudson, Melina Hudson, Sophie Hudson, Karen Hunt, Roger Hurst, Elizabeth Ivell, Khalid Jaafar, Robert Jeck, Paul Jeffreys, Rachel Jeffreys, Kathleen Jermyn, Beth Johnson, Mary Johnson, Timothy Johnson, Christopher Jones, Julianne Kelly, Jay Kingham, Patricia Klein, Gregory Kosmowski, Minas Kulukundis, Ronald LaRiviere, Robert Leckburg, William Leyrer, Wendy Lincoln, Alexander Lowenstein, Lloyd Ludlow, Maria Lurbke, William Mack, Douglas Malicote, Wendy Malicote, Elizabeth Marek, Louis Marengo, Noel Martin, Diane Maslowski, William McAllister, Daniel McCarthy, Robert McCollum, Charles McKee, Bernard McLaughlin, Jane Melber, John Merrill, Suzanne Miazga, Joseph Miller, Jewel Mitchell, Richard Monetti, Jane Morgan, Eva Morson, Helga Mosey, Ingrid Mulroy, John Mulroy, Sean Mulroy, Karen Noonan, Daniel O'Connor, Mary O'Neil, Anne Otenasek, Bryony Owen, Gwyneth Owen, Laura Owens, Martha Owens, Robert Owens, Sarah Owens, Robert Pagnucco, Christos Papadopoulos, Peter Peirce, Michael Pescatore, Sarah Philipps, Frederick Phillips, James Pitt, David Platt, Walter Porter, Pamela Posen, William Pugh, Crisostomo Quiguyan, Rajesh Ramses, Anmol Rattan, Garima Rattan, Suruchi Rattan, Anita Reeves, Mark Rein, Diane Rencevicz, Louise Rogers, Edina Roller, Janos Roller, Zsuzsana Roller, Hanne Root, Saul Rosen, Andrea Rosenthal, Daniel Rosenthal, Arnaud Rubin, Elyse Saraceni, Scott Saunders, Theresa Saunders, Johannes Schauble, Robert Schlageter, Thomas Schultz, Sally Scott, Amy Shapiro, Mridula Shastri, Joan Sheanshang, Irving Sigal, Martin Simpson, Cynthia Smith, Ingrid Smith, James Smith, Mary Smith, Geraldine Stevenson, Hannah Stevenson, John Stevenson, Rachael Stevenson, Charlotte Stinnett, Michael Stinnett, Stacey Stinnett, James Stow, Elia Stratis, Anthony Swan, Flora Swire, Marc Tager, Hidekazu Tanaka, Andrew Teran, Arva Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, Lawanda Thomas, Mark Tobin, David Trimmer-Smith, Alexia Tsairis, Barry Valentino, Thomas Van-Tienhoven, Asaad Vejdany, Nicholas Vrenios, Peter Vulcu, Janina Waido, Thomas Walker, Kesha Weedon, Jerome Weston, Jonathan White, Bonnie Williams, Brittany Williams, Eric Williams, George Williams, Stephanie Williams, Miriam Wolfe, Chelsea Woods, Dedera Woods, Joe Woods, Joe Woods Jr., Andrew Wright, Mark Zwynenburg. It was the fuel-filled wing that caused a "very large fireball" when it smashed into the earth in Sherwood, where all of the victims on the ground were killed. ', 'We'd been used to families visiting in the streets around in similar circumstances and so their visit wasn't really unexpected. The flight was running slightly late and should already have been out over the Atlantic en route to New York. Unaware of the hell about to unleash itself on the town of Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, on 21 December 1988, he watched perplexed as a bright light - the broken remains of Pan Am Flight 103 - fell from the sky. The mid section remainsat the HQ of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in Farnborough, Eight lorries were used to transport the parts of the plane from a base near Carlisle to the scrapyard near Lincoln. In the aftermath of Lindsey's death, the Otenasek family created a charitable foundation in her name to help fund students who want to work with special needs children. EXCLUSIVE: Kate Anderson says she could hear the bang of the explosion from three miles away. A total of 270 people died. We could tell from the distribution of the wreckage.. Nothing that big had landed at Carlisle before. My parents were amazing and, from the beginning, it was all about looking forward and the politics surrounding the circumstances of what happened just didn't come into it. On December 28, investigators announced they had discovered traces of high explosives in the wreckage, confirming that the incident was an attack rather than an accident. Passengers aboard Pan Am Flight 103 were in a festive mood four days before Christmas. And Colins son and daughter have both spent a year studying at the New York institution under an exchange scheme set up after the disaster. And they soon understood the horrific reality of what had destroyed the plane. When the Otenasek family discovered the cyclists' route was just two miles from their home, they made a point of going to meet up with them. All rights reserved (About Us). What we learned has led to a lot of improvements. Eleven of the 270 dead were on the ground. (SU), Elke Etha Kuhne, 43, Hanover, West Germany, Minas Christopher Kulukundis, 38, London, England. Steve said: The people in there died on impact. After days of painstaking work at the crash site, Steve and the initial team of investigators were finally sent home for a belated Christmas with their families. When we went back outside, we could see something white in our field. Suzanne Marie Miazga, 22, Marcy, N.Y. (SU). As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted in 2001 of the atrocity and Tripoli admitted blame. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Here's a list of the 270 people killed 25 years ago today in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The lifeless bodies of Pan Am Flight 103's crew and more than a . The horrific terrorist atrocity killed 270 people and remains one of the worst acts . Yesterday, speaking from her home in Baltimore, Mrs Otenasek said: 'I will never forget meeting Peter because my darling daughter was found in his garden. A fuselage section came down on streets in Rosebank, on the northern edge of the town. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Its like being a policeman or a fireman. Andrea Victoria Rosenthal, 22, New York, N.Y. Daniel Peter Rosenthal, 20, Staten Island, N.Y. Myra Josephine Royal, 30, London, England, Arnaud David Rubin, 28, Waterloo, Belgium, Elyse Jeanne Saraceni, 20, East London, England, Scott Christopher Saunders, 21, Macungie, Pa. (Colgate), Theresa E.J. . The 11 people who were killed on the ground - four males and seven females - were all British. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The Main Commemoration is a service in the grounds of Dryfesdale Cemetery, which houses a memorial bearing the names of all 270 victims. The Crown Office came and took it all away to Scotland.. An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again. Speaking for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the atrocity, she said that the cockpit of Pan Am flight 103 landed 50 yards from the remote cottage she still shares with her husband, Kevin. After establishing that, everything led us to a bomb that blew the aircraft to bits. Browse 363 lockerbie plane crash stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Twins Jason (left) & Eric Coker were among those killed in bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Some of the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 after it crashed onto the town of Lockerbie in Scotland, on 21st December 1988. 'I remember I'd been baking ahead of her arrival and our home looked like Christmas and smelled like Christmas as we waited for our family to be with us again.'. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. OTD In 1988, A bomb placed in the baggage hold onboard Pan Am Flight 103 explodes; causing the Boeing 747 to disintegrate mid-air and eventually impacting a residential area killing all 259 passengers and crew, as well as 11 residents from Lockerbie. The jet's wreckage rained down on Lockerbie, Scotland, which caused . They didn't have a mark on them. (SU). He recalled: I couldnt believe it. The team immediately got to work trying to discover precisely what had happened to bring down the jet. Jewel Courtney Mitchell, Army second lieutenant, 32, Brooklyn, N.Y. Richard Paul Monetti, 20, Cherry Hill, N.J. (SU), Helga Rachael Mosey, 19, West Midlands, England, Ingrid Elizabeth Mulroy, 25, Lund, Sweden, Mary Geraldine Murphy, 51, Middlesex, England, Jean Aitken Murray, 82, Lockerbie, Scotland. Vauxhall corsa c body kit Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway . They plan to travel to the Arlington National Cemetery, outside Washington DC, on Friday for a memorial service to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing. Previously, before coming to her current station in Florida Caitlin worked in Memphis for five years and three months as a morning news anchor at Local 24 News. But forever on my mind is Lindsey': Previously unseen photos from Lockerbie, taken by a man forever haunted by the sight of a young woman's body that landed . And the work done by his team has led to lifesaving advances in aircraft technology. Just over the fence, in Rosebank Crescent, a large chunk of the fuselage also took out whole sides of properties. Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun? Pan AM 103 Lockerbie Plane Crash Bodies. There was no sign of life. She said: It was silent. But despite the violence of the explosion, the victims bodies were still preserved inside the severed section. Chilling images of the wrecked plane which blew apart over Lockerbie 30 years ago have emerged as the mangled metal still lays in a Lincolnshire scrapyard. The men from Brydekirk hitched a lift to Lockerbie nine miles away to help look around Tundergarth. (SU) designates a Syracuse University student or a student of another institution enrolled in SU's overseas study program. Mar 15, 2021 - The Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives is part of the Syracuse University Archives in the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries. The fully-laden passenger jet was blown up by a terrorist's bomb in the skies over Scotland on December 21, 1988 - killing all 259 people on board. 'There was a lady lying near a baby who looked just like a doll. No more clothes on his body .". It was a year later that we finally travelled to Lockerbie because we found the thought of the trip very difficult. lockerbie bodies in trees - Bing images. 250 talking about this. Daniel Emmet McCarthy, 31, Brooklyn, N.Y. Charles Dennis McKee, Army major, 40, Arlington Hall Station, Va. Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, 30, Cranston, R.I. Jane Susan Melber, 27, Middlesex, England. Thats when we made the announcement and started working closer with the police. And 31,000ft below, 11 Lockerbie locals lost their lives when debris from the Boeing 747 crashed into residential ares, destroying 21 homes. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Gabriel Della-Ripa, 46, Floral Park, N.Y. Joyce Christine Dimauro, 32, New York, N.Y. Peter Thomas Stanley Dix, 35, London, England. William Allan Daniels, 40, Belle Mead, N.J. Gretchen Joyce Dater, 20, Ramsay, N.J. (SU-Maryland Inst. Along with the bodies which littered the ground were still wrapped Christmas presents. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Harry Michael Bainbridge, 34, Montrose, N.Y. Stuart Murray Barclay, 29, Farm Barnard, Vt. Julian MacBain Benello, 25, Brookline, Mass. 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Colin, now 48 and retired, said: I didnt want to use my position to find out because in a way it had nothing to do with me. Elizabeth Lillian Marek, 30, New York, N.Y. Louis Anthony Marengo, 33, Rochester, Mich. Diane Marie Maslowski, 30, New York, N.Y. William John McAllister, 26, Middlesex, England, Lilibeth Tobila McAlolooy, 27, Kelsterback, West Germany. Rodas, meanwhile, is "badly burned" as well, the source says. He was jailed for 27 years but died of prostate cancer aged 60 in 2012 after being released on compassionate grounds in 2009. The 270 victims killed in the bombing of Pan American flight 103 came from many walks of life and 21 countries and ranged from 2 months to 82 years old. Barry Joseph Valentino, 28, San Francisco, Calif. Tomas Floro Van-Tienhoven, 45, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thats what we do., TEENAGE cop Colin Dorrance had been a police officer for just four months when he found himself holding one of the youngest victims of the Lockerbie disaster in his arms. But I feel I have been repaid tenfold for all I went through by all that has followed. Road convoys removed thousands of pieces of shattered metal and stored them at an Army base in nearby Longtown in Cumbria. 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. When I saw the crater where my neighbours' houses had been, the damage to homes next to mine and the debris all around, it finally hit me how close we had come to being wiped out ourselves.'. Of the 259 passengers and crew - 150 men and 109 women - killed, 188 were Americans and 33 were British. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Steve said: They had some smaller aircraft based in Germany that took us up. The poor soldiers who spend Christmas day picking up bits of bodies many of them suffered afterwards, she added. With the evidence pointing to a deliberate attack, Steve now retired after 30 years with the AAIB started to work more closely with cops as the hunt for the bombers began. (SU), Bridget Concannon, 53, Oxfordshire, England, Thomas Concannon, 51, Oxfordshire, England, Tracey Jane Corner, 17, Sheffield, England, Scott Cory, 20, Old Lyme Court, Conn. (SU), Willis Larry Coursey, 40, San Antonio, Texas. You think, Lets get on with it. The cockpit section fell to earth at Tundergarth, about five miles out of town, landing in a field in rolling countryside within yards of a country church and graveyard. I later read that the pilot and engineer were still strapped in their seats.'. Michael Stuart Bernstein, 36, Bethesda, Md. 'She was just lying in a hedge, face up, barely a scratch on her. During her free time, Caitlin . The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). From the places of the crash, the investigation, the cleaning up and the victims. So Rothwell posed nude in an orchard along with other women from the village. The splintered parts of the aircraft were transferred there in eight lorry loads from an Army base at Longtown near Carlisle after being painstakingly sorted through. In the end, it was very heart-warming. Pictures from the crash Here is a selective collection of pictures from the crash of Pan Am 103. No trace was ever found of some of the victims, who were vaporised in the fireball. We pay for your stories! Many were children and young people, with 41% being 25 years old or younger. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The others came from 19 other countries including France, Germany, India, Sweden, Australia and Japan. Workers cover the body of a victim of Pan Am flight 103 . Britain and the US accuse Libyans Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi and Al Amin Khailifa Fhimah of the bombing. As it came down it exploded in a fireball made worse by ruptured gas mains. People say Lockerbie is scarred. Thirty years on, the tragic scenes he witnessed from above still leave an impression on the retired investigator.