Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM

14/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of passenger Gianfranca Di Nardo.

Born on 14 October, 1962 in Rome, Italy, Gianfranca was one of two siblings with a sister. She received a surveying diploma and, from 1982 - 1985, worked as a graphic designer in an advertising agency in Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.

In 1986, Gianfranca moved to London to improve her English and to take a course at a marketing school, which she completed with good results in August 1988. In parallel to her studies, Gianfranca had worked as a manager in an office services agency for businesses. She lived in a flat in Cranley Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Gianfranca was a cheerful and unique girl who, with her green eyes and blonde hair, was often mistaken for an English woman.

After two years in London, Gianfranca decided to return to Rome and work with her best friend at an insurance company there. Before that, she had accepted an invitation from an Italian friend she had met in London and who was living in New York to spend Christmas there. Gianfranca's curiosity and her desire to always learn more gave her a love of travel. She liked drawing and loved the mountains.

On 21 December 1988, Gianfranca was en route to New York when she boarded Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport. She called her mother in Rome an hour before departure to let her know about the trip. Allocated seat 20C in Economy Class, she was looking forward to spending Christmas with her friend.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Gianfranca was recovered from Sector D (Tundergarth) on 23 December 1988. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Lothian and Borders Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in her recovery and in returning her to her family.

Gianfranca was 26 years old when she was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember her

14/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of passenger Paula Marie Alderman Bouckley.

Born on 14 October, 1959 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA, Paula was one of four siblings with three sisters. Paula was a 1984 graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies.

In 1979, Paula became a pen pal to Glenn John Bouckley (27) from Sowerby Bridge, a market town in West Yorkshire, UK. They had connected through a newsletter for fans of the rock group Queen. After corresponding for some years, they finally met in England while Paula was on a tour of Europe with her sister just after graduating from Cornell. Eight months and one more visit to England later, they were married in autumn 1986 at St. Peter's Church in Sowerby Bridge. Paula had wanted to marry in England because she loved the country and was a great supporter of the traditions. Her parents, an aunt and uncle, and two of her sisters travelled from the United States for the wedding.

For the first 17 months of their marriage, Paula lived with Glenn in Sowerby Bridge. During that time, she worked in retail sales and he in electrical wholesales. In March 1988, the couple moved to the United States, shortly after the death of Paula's father. There, Paula found work as a supermarket cashier, while Glenn worked in an electrical parts store.

As a couple, Paula and Glenn were a lively and thoughtful pair, always helping family members, concerned about the environment and conservation, exuberant entertainers, trustworthy, and dependable. Glenn's brother recalls they were "two very special people...warm, caring and sensitive people who worked hard for their living and did so in a very polite, courteous, and happy manner. Both were intelligent and able people with a conscience about the societies they lived in and the effect the society had on itself and on the other creatures within. They gave each other the benefits of their own cultures, they gave their time, happiness, and love to all those that they came into contact with and in all the circles that they moved in."

Glenn Bouckley and his brother, Chris Bouckley, had always planned to be best man at each other's wedding. Chris had fulfilled that role for Glenn in 1986 and in 1988, with his own marriage organised for 17 December, Glenn and Paula began looking at options to travel to the UK for the ceremony. Air fares were high but when cheaper tickets with Pan American World Airways became available, the couple booked to travel to the UK on 13 December 1988 for eight days.

Flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport - JFK to London on Pan Am Flight 102, Paula and Glenn hired a car and drove to West Yorkshire to spend time with Glenn's family before the wedding. The day after the ceremony, Paula and Glenn began touring Scotland in their hire car. Paula adored the country and they drove around for three days. On 19 December, the couple shared dinner in Edinburgh with Christopher and Stephanie Bouckley, prior to their honeymoon at Loch Lomond. Despite family invitations to stay for Christmas, Paula and Glenn had to be back at work in Syracuse on 22 December and already had return tickets booked.

On 21 December 1988, Paula boarded Pan Am Flight 103 with Glenn at Heathrow Airport. Having celebrated Christmas early with Glenn's family, they were bringing home a lot of luggage containing presents and also household items that had been in storage for the previous two years. Allocated seat 39J in Economy Class, Paula was looking forward to completing work and spending Christmas with Glenn and the rest of her family in Syracuse.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Paula was recovered from Sector C (Lockerbie Golf Course / Beechgrove) on 22 December 1988. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Strathclyde Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in her recovery and in returning her to her family.

Paula was 29 years old when she was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember her.

14/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of passenger Mark James Zwynenburg.

Born on 14 October, 1959 in West Nyack, Rockland County, New York, USA, Mark was one of two siblings with a brother. A 1981 graduate of the University of Vermont, he had also studied in Germany and Switzerland. Mark was known as an exceptional student, who was particularly drawn to the field of financial history.

Following graduation, Mark was employed by Merrill Lynch in New York and London as a currency trader and then an investment banker. When he joined Goldman Sachs in 1986, he was the youngest vice-president of the international investment firm. A colleague described Mark as a "financial genius." By 1988, he was executive director at Goldman Sachs's office at 40 Basinghall Street in the City of London.

Mark was an extensive traveller, a fiercely competitive tennis player, and an avid skier. One of his friends remembered his "pursuit of excellence in everything—in life, in work, in love, and in intellect." The friend added that Mark firmly believed that hard work, tolerance, and understanding were essential to bringing about positive changes in the world. His friend concluded: "Mark believed in people and, most importantly, in their value. In a rare and gifted way, he celebrated his life and the lives of others."

On 21 December 1988, Mark was travelling home from London when he boarded Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport. Allocated seat 12B in Clipper Class, he was looking forward to spending Christmas with his family and also skiing the slopes in Killington, Vermont.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Mark was recovered from Sector D (Tundergarth) on Christmas Eve 1988. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Lothian and Borders Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in his recovery and in returning him to his family.

Mark was 29 years old when he was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember him.

14/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of crew member Milutin Velimirovich.

Born on 14 October, 1953 in Pisek, Czechoslovakia, Milutin's parents were Czech and Yugoslavian and he had an older brother. The family emigrated to the United States in 1964 when Milutin was 11 years old. He and brother had to learn English while going to school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island and, at the age of 16, became a U.S. citizen. Milutin later entered the University of Rhode Island, and finished his studies four years later, graduating from the University of Vienna Universität Wien with a B.S. majoring in international law with a minor in architecture.

Milutin had a love of flying and used to visit Boston Logan International Airport and Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport - PVD to watch planes take off and land. He joined Pan American World Airways in 1978 as a flight attendant, moving rapidly up the ranks to become a purser. In the aisle, his cheerfulness, energy, and enthusiasm won him many commendations from colleagues and passengers. Having originally been based out of New York, Milutin joined the London base in 1984. His goal was to move further up in the company and he had been building up flying hours with the aim of becoming a pilot in 1989.

Milutin lived in Heston in the London Borough of Hounslow and had recently separated from his American wife, who also worked for Pan Am. The couple had no children.

On 21 December 1988, Milutin was one of 16 crew members who boarded Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport. He was not originally rostered for the flight, but had rearranged work schedules to help a friend. As one of the flight's two pursers, it is likely that he was assigned to either the First Class or Clipper Class cabins that evening, providing in-flight service to the passengers seated there.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Milutin was recovered from Sector D (Tundergarth) on Christmas Eve 1988. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Lothian and Borders Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in his recovery and in returning him to his family.

Milutin was 35 years old when he was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember him.

13/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of Brittany Leigh Williams.

Born on 13 October, 1988 in Hanau, Germany, Brittany was a beautiful, happy child who brought much joy to her family. She lived on a U.S. Army base in Hanau, Germany with her father, Sergeant Eric Jon Williams (24), her mother Bonnie Leigh Williams (21) and her sister Stephanie Leigh Williams (1).

On 21 December 1988, Brittany took Pan Am flight 103A from Frankfurt to London with her parents and sister, where they boarded Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport. She was allocated seat 46J in Economy Class, sitting on her father's lap. The family were travelling to see Eric's seriously ill father in Crown Point, New York and to allow their families to meet newborn Brittany for the first time.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Brittany was recovered from Sector E (Halldykes Farm) on the night of the bombing, 21 December 1988. She was picked up by a Wessex helicopter from RAF Valley and flown to the landing site established by HM Coastguard on Lockerbie's playing fields, before being taken to the Town Hall. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Strathclyde Police, supported by Royal Air Force personnel, were involved in her recovery and in returning her to her family.

Brittany was 2 months old when she was murdered, the youngest passenger on Pan Am Flight 103. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember her.

13/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of passenger Edgar Howard Eggleston III.

Born on 13 October, 1964 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA, Edgar was an only child. He attended school all around the world, starting at the International School of Bangkok in Thailand and graduating with honours in 1983 from Queensbury Central School in New York. Edgar was a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship and received an Air Force ROTC Scholarship to study electrical engineering at Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, from August 1983 to December 1984.

While at college, Edgar found computer science to be his true area of interest, and he entered the United States Air Force in July 1985, enlisting as a computer programmer. He continued his education through the University of Maryland, and only lacked seven semester hours to receive his Bachelor's degree.

Edgar was an avid reader and expert computer buff. He believed if something could be done, it could be done with the properly programmed computer. Holding the rank of Sergeant, he was stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

In December 1988, Edgar's mother was in hospital. Terminally ill, she was not expected to recover. He therefore made plans to return home to see her.

On 21 December 1988, Edgar travelled to Frankfurt and caught Pan Am Flight 103A to London. Boarding Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport, he was allocated seat 32B in Economy Class.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Edgar was recovered from Sector B (Rosebank Crescent / Park Place), in the rear fuselage wreckage adjacent to 71 Park Place, on 23 December 1988. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Strathclyde Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in his recovery and in returning him to his family. Edgar's mother died of her illness in hospital on 22 December 1988.

Edgar was 24 years old when he was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember him.

12/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of passenger Robert Milton Leckburg.

Born on 12 October, 1958 in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, USA, Robert was an only child. He was a 1977 graduate of Lower Cape May Regional High School in Erma, New Jersey, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and also played on the football and track teams. He received his 1981 Bachelor's degree in Engineering and his 1986 Master's degree in Science Management from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

In 1981, Robert went to work for Egan Machinery Division, an industrial manufacturer known for engineering and building plastic extrusion equipment. The company was a subsidiary of John Brown Inc in the UK and Robert worked at the company's office in Somerville, New Jersey. Starting as a product engineer, he received a promotion to product manager in 1986, the youngest person in the history of the company to hold that position.

On 21 December 1988, Robert was returning from a business trip to the UK when he boarded Pan Am flight 103 at Heathrow Airport. Allocated seat 34C in Economy Class, he was looking forward to being reunited with his family for Christmas in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Robert was recovered from Sector B (Rosebank Crescent / Park Place), between 71 and 72 Park Place, on 23 December 1988. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Strathclyde Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in his recovery and in returning him to his family.

Robert was 30 years old when he was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember him.

11/10/2026

We invite you to join us in commemorating the 38th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

On 21 December 2026, our Community Celebration of Gratitude & Remembrance will be held at the former Dryfesdale & Trinity Church on Lockerbie High Street.

Guests are requested to confirm their attendance via email, phone or by sending a private message to this page that includes an email address, telephone number and the details of any guests they will be bringing.

All are welcome to attend the service and the reception afterwards at Lockerbie Town Hall.

10/10/2026

Stolen from Cumbernauld and recently spotted in Cumbria, the IRN-BRU heist must have passed Lockerbie on its way to the border.

The thieves probably think they had a lot of bottle to pull it off.

But we hope they're caught soon and end up behind Barrs!

KitKat, Guinness either of you know a good detective?

But seriously - if anyone sees anything that could lead to the recovery of the items, please contact Police Scotland directly and help catch them 'orange handed'! 👀🚨

09/10/2026

Today marks the birthday of passenger Timothy Guy Burman.

Born on 09 October, 1964 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK, Timothy was one of four siblings, with three older sisters. He had a deep love for nature, was a keen scout and developed a passion for the great outdoors. He was also a natural athlete, enjoying climbing and running, including road races. Timothy was good company and possessed an ability to bring joy and fun into almost any situation.

After attending an all-boys secondary school, Timothy gained a First Class B.A. Degree in Botany at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. He was a keen conservationist, especially concerned for trees. After graduation, he undertook casual work before a gap year in Australia. He arrived in Melbourne on Thursday 06 November 1986.

On his return from Australia to the UK, Timothy joined Schroders as a merchant banker, working at the company's headquarters at 120 Cheapside in the City of London. He commuted to work each day from his home in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Timothy had decided to spend Christmas 1988 with his girlfriend, an Australian who worked in New York. The couple had met during his gap year and were very much in love. In the weeks prior to his trip, Timothy had met one of his sisters in London to hand over the Christmas presents that he had bought for the rest of the family.

On 21 December 1988, Timothy was at his office, completing work ahead of his departure. Colleagues recall him reminding them that they were covering his work over Christmas, before pulling his suitcase from under his desk and running for the lift. Timothy caught a London Underground train to Heathrow Airport, where he boarded Pan Am flight 103. Allocated seat 38G in Economy Class, he was looking forward to being reunited with his girlfriend for Christmas.

Following the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 by a terrorist bomb, Timothy was recovered from Sector C (Lockerbie Golf Course / Beechgrove) on 22 December 1988. In one of the many grim ironies of the bombing, Timothy's parents had retired to Dunscore, a few miles from Lockerbie, and his father was a member of the Lockerbie Golf Course. Officers of Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary and Strathclyde Police, supported by other first responders, were involved in Timothy's recovery and in returning him to his family.

Timothy was 24 years old when he was murdered. The Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum - LMCM is honoured to remember him.