Dr. Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora was killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, has dedicated his life to uncovering the truth about the disaster. He shares his story of grief and relentless pursuit of justice in his book and the new Sky TV drama, Lockerbie: A Search for the Truth.
Jim next to a portrait of his daughter Flora, who lost her life in the Lockerbie disaster On the wall of Dr Jim Swire and his wife’s bedroom hangs a painting of their daughter, Flora. She’s smiling, dressed in white and clutching a bunch of flowers in her right hand while poignantly holding out a forget-me-not in her left. Of course, the couple could never forget Flora.
Read the full story Read the full story » News News December 21, 2018 1:53 The couple turned off the set and stood in the sitting room asking for God to help them. Within minutes the phone started ringing – 40 or 50 times – and around 20 people, friends and parishioners, visited their home. ‘We felt part of a lovely family. We were wrapped in support and love,’ John remembers. Although he initially felt numb, John remembers thinking: ‘“747s don’t just fall out of the sky”.
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