Death in the Skies - The Tragedy of Pan Am Flight 103

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Terrorism is seen as a present-day epidemic, but the families of the 270 victims of Pan Am Flight 103 have lived with it for decades. Bound together by tragedy when a bomb ripped the New York-bound 747 jumbo jet into pieces over Lockerbie, Scotland just before Christmas in 1988, the Flight 103 families faced one traumatic injustice after another. From the early days when an unprepared U.S. government left the relatives to fend for themselves against a greedy, once-iconic airline, to the modern era, when the only man convicted of the crime was set free in a backdoor oil deal with Libya’s infamous dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, the families refused to go down without a fight, harnessing the power of the media in their war for truth and justice.
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Terrorism is seen as a present-day epidemic, but the families of the 270 victims of Pan Am Flight 103 have lived with it for decades. Bound together by tragedy when a bomb ripped the New York-bound 747 jumbo jet into pieces over Lockerbie, Scotland just before Christmas in 1988, the Flight 103 families faced one traumatic injustice after another.

@teague9910

I lost my Uncle Irving on this flight, he had caught an early flight home and wasn't originally even supposed to be on the flight. He is dearly missed.

@9Ballr

Denice O'Neill, age 21, was on Pan Am Flight 103. She lived across the hall from me at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and used to come over and watch TV in the evenings with me and my roommates. She was a pre-med student and was returning to the U.S. after working for two and a half months at a hospital in Nigeria. She was in seat 38K.

@tatata1543

The way the families were treated is beyond disgraceful.

@robertmcgowan4149

As a Scot now a US citizen, I am proud of my fellow Scots. The compassion & humanity shown by the Scots to these grieving families will never be forgotten! We will never forget the passengers of Pan Am Flight 103 or their surviving relatives. The grace & dignity shown by these families is a lesson to us all. Hold tight your loved ones as tomorrow is not promised to anyone. With the utmost gratitude & respect to the makers of this documentary, thank you!

@paulorocky

It’s astonishing that the lessons of Air India 182 in 1985, more than three years before this, had not been heeded.

@hennies9509

Now answer this, there were South African ministers that were told to cancel their tickets on this flight and to take the next flight. What did certain people know about this flight?

@vixistixi

My cousin was new in the army & his job was to help clear the area of the crash, he was too young to see what he did & still is haunted by it today.

@lsimon343

I can’t believe one stewardess did survive that drop, but she couldn’t make it till help arrived. Could you imagine being the only person to survive that how her body would’ve looked how her psych would’ve been I just can’t believe she survived the drop.

@shastacastor

The people of Lockerbie were such angels. Those of us who remember will never forget your generosity of spirit and kindness. I hope to go there one day.

@maxmonikac1980

I agree with many of the comments on this documentary. This tragedy hunts me for decades now. I keep coming back to read NTSB files on the investigation, watch new documentaries and rewatch the older ones. This crime has all of the hunting elements of a human tragedy. The hatery, the terror, the innocent victims going about their lives, the group of young students returning home for Christmas after a fantastic student exchange semester in London, the beautiful, large transatlantic aircraft, Christmas, the legendary Pan Am airlines, the bomb, the lost innocent lives in Lockerbie, the family of two surviving sons who die years later in tragic circumstances, the massive crime scene, the blankets on the grounds, the fires, the tv news, the photos of passengers, the goodness of Scottish people’s hearts then and now decades later is all unprecedented. There have been more terrorism attacks ever since but bombing of the Pan Am will always be remembered as one of the greatest human tragedies of our times.

@sandyseward522

My most favorite part of this documentary was the last story told by Alexander's mom. I love every word she spoke.

@StephenLuke

RIP

@LizaFergison

This happened on my little girl's birthday, December 21st 1988. A year later, 19/12/89 We flew from South Africa to Heathrow airport in London. We were bussed accross to the "internal" flight waiting area to catch a flight to Ireland. Upon entering the lounge, we were surrounded by men & women, all wearing black mourning clothes. They carried bouquets of red flowers & green foliage, with large black/white photographs hanging.

@annrobertson109

My uncle and aunt lived metres away from the crash site, they were watching tv (Emmerdale), it had just started. Their dog Tara heard the plane coming down before my relatives. Tara jumped up and ran behind the couch. My relatives ran outside and saw the spinning aircraft coming down over their home. 😢

@richardcook6884

I was 8 when this happened. It was the first news story that I had ever remembered. I was on a flight to London with my mother to go see my aunt. By the time we got to Heathrow, news had already spread about the crash.

@lwing77

Feb 3 2023 Today I finally understood the significance of this horrific event. Kept me up all night. Very well presented and written . Very very SAD. When will our governments learn? These families who lost loved ones, 259 lost lives over what? Life lessons learned. A very important and significant event in history. Thank you for making this video.

@jamiecheslo

Powerful. A very important reminder of why we must never be soft on terrorism, never make deals with terrorists and hold the state sponsors directly responsible for their proxies. This is the only way the current and ongoing threat will be curtailed. We must honour and never forget the victims of terrorism and never betray their memories in the manner that government leaders have historically done all for the almighty buck. Thank you for sharing this.

@michaelloos4926

Thank-You for keeping this alive..! As long as we remember, our loved ones will continue to live in our harts...!

@hildeschmid8400

This is another part of history we should never forget. The remarks about Quadaffi made me think about what my husband told me about him. My husband said when Qadaffi took over with some backing of the U.S. that we would regret allowing this to happen. How ironic that a 20 year old could see what would happen 20 years in the future.