PanAm Boeing destroyed by terrorist bomb above Lockerbie, Scotland

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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On 21 December 1988 Pam Am Flight 103 exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people aboard and an additional 12 people on the ground.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "PanAm Boeing destroyed by terrorist bomb above Lockerbie, Scotland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3862, accessed 16 April 2024.]

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