Lockerbie

British

/ ˈlɒkəbɪ /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway: scene (1988) of the UK's worst air disaster when a jumbo jet was brought down by a terrorist bomb, killing 270 people, including eleven residents of the town

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The dairy industry has attracted some significant investment recently, like Arla's £144m upgrade to their processing plant in Lockerbie.

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When news broke that an aircraft had crashed in a small Dumfries and Galloway town, Anne and Ross got the call from their local controller: "You're on standby for Lockerbie."

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He had been involved in the group for a couple of years at the time but added: "You never imagined something like Lockerbie."

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Each search party at Lockerbie was teamed with a Raynet operator who would send messages back to Lockerbie Academy, the disaster control room.

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Earlier this year, William returned to Lockerbie for the first time in almost 38 years to pay his respects.

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