The enormity of the Lockerbie disaster was instantly apparent in The Times’s comprehensive coverage on December 22, 1988. Warning of up to 300 dead, the paper headlined “Bomb fear in UK’s worst air disaster”. The ghastly reality of the bombing, killing all its victims instantly — those on board and on the ground — was recorded with remarkable accuracy in the front-page story. “A fleet of rescue services — helicopters, ambulances, fire engines and police — sped to the scene from all over Scotland and northern England, but only five casualties had been taken to the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary in Dumfries by early today — an indication of how severe the crash was,” the paper reported. The confusion of the night was reflected…

Source: The Times December 19, 2018 00:45 UTC