Lockerbie.. 24 years ago today.

On a road trip around Scotland a few years ago, we came across the memorial which is in the local cemetary at Lockerbie. It is a very humbling place to visit and pay your respects.

For those that have not seen it.

IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL VICTIMS OF LOCKERBIE AIR DISASTER WHO DIED ON 21ST DECEMBER 1988 by Gaz West, on Flickr

IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL VICTIMS OF LOCKERBIE AIR DISASTER WHO DIED ON 21ST DECEMBER 1988 by Gaz West, on Flickr

IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL VICTIMS OF LOCKERBIE AIR DISASTER WHO DIED ON 21ST DECEMBER 1988 by Gaz West, on Flickr

IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL VICTIMS OF LOCKERBIE AIR DISASTER WHO DIED ON 21ST DECEMBER 1988 by Gaz West, on Flickr

RIP to all the Lockerbie victims. A totally unnecessary act of hatred.

They are still picking bits out of roof tops and gutters etc all these years on. I saw a piece of internal airframe not so long ago in Lockerbie that had been collect by a roofer I know. It still looked brand new. Not even bent out of shape. Must have been ripped from the interior due to the blast and landed on a roof and hidden for all these years.

Always has been a pointless waste of lives. Not that any life lost isnt a waste but you get my meaning.

RIP to all that perished

I was visiting in Germany when this happened,we were utterly shocked 🙁

Paul Jeffreys (the original bass player in Cockney Rebel) was killed in 103 along with his Bride…they were off on their honeymoon :(…just one of the many sad stories from the disaster.
This video clip is a small remembrance for Paul – although he is not on this clip…he did play on the original recording.

Judy Teen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkdHVZxy9HI

My Uncle narrowly avoided being caught up in this, i cant honestly remember the story he told me but he was delayed being where the aircraft came down

RIP to all who perished

Coincidently there was another security related operation at LHR today.

I noticed 4 Metropolitan Police 4X4s pulling up next to me whilst I was photographing earlier. Just as I was thinking they might have come to move me on for loitering and as I was mentally preparing my argument to stay, an old brown 25 year old Volvo (240?) pulled out of Eastchurch Road (the blocked off taxyway road through the East side of the airport) (this one http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/8010362274_5404bd2a35_z.jpg)

It had cardboard blocking out the rear passenger windows and rear window. It did look very suspicious. Then all the police cars went racing after it and boxed it in about 20 metres down the road. Armed police then dragged out the occupant literally in-front of the runway threshold.

Made my morning a little more exciting.

Anyway, RIP to the victims of Lockerbie, shame to think the remains lay in a scrap yard. I personally think someone should press the authorities to de-classify the material so it can be turned into some form of monument.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-490284/19-years-Lockerbie-plane-debris-rotting-away-scrapyard.html

I was at home about a minute south of the crash site flying time wise.

I was driving North, travelling to my holiday, about 3 weeks after this happened.
The Police were having to move traffic on, when drivers stopped and tried to take photos of the damage that maniac caused.
I didn’t realise it was that long ago.
R.I.P. to all those who died, and for what?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

I was heading south from Glasgow to London that evening and only after we had landed did we realise just how close we had been to the catastrophe. Horrifying, despicable and cowardly, as you have said.

Blimey the time sure does fly. So sad.

I heard it.. Or the rumble.