Lockerbie Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
About Lockerbie
Pan Am Flight 103 was a regular service from Frankfurt via London Heathrow and New York JFK to Detroit. It involved a change of plane at Heathrow for the transatlantic sector, and on 21 Dec 1988 this aircraft wasClipper Maid of the Seas, a "Jumbo" Boeing 747-121. The winter night had fallen when it left on time, taking off at 6:25PM. At 7:02PM over Lockerbie it was decapitated by an explosion: the nose with the flight crew fell into a field east of town at Tundergarth, where it became the defining image of the tragedy. The rest plunged into the houses both sides of the railway track in the south part of town, and the fuel caused a huge explosion. All 243 passengers and 16 crew were killed, and 11 residents of Lockerbie. An immense forensic investigation combed the area for evidence. This p
Top Attractions in Lockerbie
Explore the best things to see and do in Lockerbie:
- ★Dryfesdale Cemetery
- ★Eskrigg Reserve
- ★Hallmuir POW Chapel
- ★Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial Window
- ★Lockerbie Ice Rink
- ★Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace
Where to Eat in Lockerbie
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Café 91
- 🍴Just Be Bistro
Where to Stay in Lockerbie
- 🏨Bishopcleuch Guest House
- 🏨Crown Hotel
- 🏨Days Inn
- 🏨Dryfesdale Hotel
- 🏨King's Arms Hotel
- 🏨Riverside Mill
Lockerbie Travel Guide Sections
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