Pan Am Flight 103 (PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City.

Feb 25, 2025 · Pan Am flight 103, 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. All 259 people on board were killed, and 11 individuals on the ground also died.

On 21 December 1988, Pan American flight 103, a Boeing 747, took off from London, bound for New York City. As it was climbing on its northerly flight path, it exploded over the town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries and Galloway region of southwest Scotland.

On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board—including 190 Americans—and 11 Scots on the ground.

Apr 12, 2025 · Pan Am Flight 103 was a routine transatlantic journey from Frankfurt to Detroit via London and New York. Operated by the legendary Pan American World Airways, it connected Europe and North America—a route that many travelers relied on.

Dec 12, 2022 · At 7:03 pm (GMT), on Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed, almost instantaneously, 38 minutes after takeoff, when a bomb in the forward cargo area exploded. The plane was at 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Dec 14, 2018 · Most Americans were awakened to the reality of terrorism on September 11, 2001, but more than a decade earlier, a few days before Christmas in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103, bound to New York from...

Within 20 minutes, connecting passengers and baggage were transferred to Pan Am Flight 103, a regularly scheduled flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on the way to its final destination in Detroit, Michigan.

Dec 21, 2023 · On this day in 1988, a Pan American (Pan Am) Boeing 747 flying from London to New York exploded over a small town in Scotland when a bomb hidden onboard detonated. The aircraft broke apart and subsequently crashed with the loss of all passengers and crew onboard. But how could such a disaster happen?

When Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988, it was carrying 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University home from a semester. In remembrance, our community reflects on this devastating loss.