investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 began at 19:03 on December 21 , 1988 when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland . The perpetrators had intended the plane to crash into the sea , destroying any traceable evidence , but the late departure time of the aircraft meant that its explosion over land left a veritable trail of evidence . The investigation led to the prosecution , conviction , and imprisonment of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 bombing investigation