Jim Swire
Herbert Swire (born 1936), known better as Jim Swire, is an English doctor best known for his involvement in the aftermath of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, in which his daughter Flora was killed. Swire lobbied toward a solution for the difficulties in bringing suspects in the original bombing to trial, and later advocated the retrial and release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the originally convicted suspect in the case.
Jim Swire | |
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| Born | Herbert Swire 1936 (age 87–88) Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | General practitioner |
| Known for | Views and research on the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland |
| Spouse | Jane |
| Children | 3 |
In 1990 Swire also carried a fake bomb onto an aircraft as a demonstration of lax security.
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