Pan Am Flight 103 Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research

Updated 1825 GMT (0225 HKT) December 9, 2019

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Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11on the ground.
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Tragedy of Flight 103 – Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11on the ground.
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Roses adorn the Lockerbie memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in the U.S.
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Tragedy of Flight 103 – Roses adorn the Lockerbie memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in the U.S.
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Wreckage of the downed aircraft hit houses in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
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Tragedy of Flight 103 – Wreckage of the downed aircraft hit houses in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
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The reconstructed remains of Pan Am Flight 103, used by investigators, lie in a warehouse in England.
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Tragedy of Flight 103 – The reconstructed remains of Pan Am Flight 103, used by investigators, lie in a warehouse in England.
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Al Megrahi, pictured in Tripoli in 1992, was not convicted until 2001.
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Tragedy of Flight 103 – Al Megrahi, pictured in Tripoli in 1992, was not convicted until 2001.
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