BOMB IN FORWARD HOLD DESTROYED PAN AM 747, INVESTIGATORS FIND

The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch reported that a bomb destroyed a Pan American Airways Boeing 747 on December 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland. The bomb ruptured the aircraft's fuselage on the left side near the No. 1 cargo and baggage hold, just forward of the wing, causing the aircraft to break up into five major segments. It is believed that the explosive used was Semtex, a plastic-based family of explosives made only in Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakian explosive experts are assisting in the on-going investigation.

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• Publication Date: 1989-1-16

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 62
• Serial:
  • Aviation Week & Space Technology
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0005-2175

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Crash investigation; Explosives; Sabotage
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479267
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM