Lockerbie : the story and the lessons
"The explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988, is a tragedy that never should have happened. Rodney Wallis, an expert in aviation security matters, warned the industry one year before the bombing that transfer of baggage from one airline to another represented the prime opportunity for terrorist activity. As a remedy to this weak link in security, Wallis urged the adoption of passenger and baggage matching, a system that he had helped to develop. Mandated by the FAA for use at high-risk airports, this was the critical feature missing from Pan Am's activity at Frankfurt, an omission so cruelly exploited by the bombers
Case studies
xv, 177 pages ; 25 cm
9780275964931, 0275964930
40403721
Preface Introduction Sabotage Growing Threat of Terrorism Bombing of Pan Am 103 Search and Recovery Governmental Inquiries Indictments Families' Search for the Truth Trial: Fact Witnesses Trial: Deposition Witnesses Trial: Expert Testimony The Appeals Conspiracy Theories Post-Lockerbie Epilogue Index
Includes index