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Aviation Safety & Security

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Community Partners

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Flyers' Rights vs. Business as Usual

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Historical Archives: Curated Collections

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Justice & Accountability

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Legacy Story Library

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Living Memorial

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Lockerbie: A Lesson in Humanity

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Memorial Sites & Monuments

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Pan Am Employees

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Remembrance Programs & Publications

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The Attack

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Timelines

Timelines to understand terrorism's history and the 1988 bombing of Pan American 103, its causes and effects.

Clarifying History

Days before Christmas 1988, a terrorist bomb destroyed a U.S.-flagged Boeing 747 at 31,000 feet, scattering 259 people aboard Pan Am flight 103 over 845 square miles and killing 11 in Lockerbie, Scotland.

Attack Timeline

Terrorism, War, and Petro Aggression

Thematic Timelines

Ensure each victim is never forgotten. Upload tributes, images, and memories to their Living Memorial page.

Honor a Victim

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The multimedia Living Memorial remembers the 270 victims killed in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, including 11 in Lockerbie, Scotland. Aged 2 months to 82 years old, they came from 21 countries.

The Victims

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Hear stories of local heroes, first responders, accidental activists, champions of truth, justice.

Ordinary people, united by tragedy, respond with humanitarian and precedent-setting acts. Some targeted aviation safety, victims' restitution, flyers' rights. Some sought to bring attackers to justice.

Our Global Community

Lasting Impact

A Letter From Our Founder

About Foundation

We aim to reveal the true history of the 1988 terrorist attack against America; to raise awareness of our on going quest for justice and change. We honor the victims, give voice to survivors and celebrate Lockerbie.

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Donate your time, treasure, or talent to help preserve the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie legacy.

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Your story is our history. Tell us how the December 21, 1988, terrorist attack against America changed your life. Preserve your loved one's memory and your legacy. Add to the PA103LLF digital archive.

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Global News Ticker

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James Ralph Stow Was Heading Home to Rockledge, Florida

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Your story is our history

In Memory Of James Ralph Stow

James Ralph Stow

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December 23, 1988