Documentation

National Transportation (NTSB) Safety Board Report on 9H-ABU published on 24th September 1997

Inquiry, Theory

Photographs of the wreckage found in the Gulf of Gebas. The photographs were taken by Cormac Boomer, father of Desmond Boomer.

Newspaper, Theory

Article by Franco Aloisio, published in the Malta Independent Sunday October 12th 1997. reporting a connection between Peter Jones murder and Libya

Newspaper

Newspaper article in the Times Malta, discussing the murder of Peter Jones in Sliema, police investigating three motives.

Family, Letter

Letter sent by Cecilia Aqualina to Cormac Boomer on 14th October 1997. With translation of newspaper article on the death of Peter Jones

Newspaper, Theory

Newspaper article published by the Irish News in 1997. It is an interview with Cormac Boomer on the second anniversary of Desmond Boomers disappearance

Uncategorized

The following letter was sent to the wife of the pilot of 9H-ABU in December 1997 DEAR MRS BARTOLO READ THIS LETTER CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND EACH WORD OF IT A COPY WAS SEND TO EUROJET TO CAPT BARTOLO XUEREB TO INFORM HIM WHAT HAPPENED. WE SEND THIS TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT IS […]

Documentation, Family

Fax from Cecilia, Tunisian government are now requesting the Malta govemment to make another request for the release of the ATC tapes via an International procedure called ” A Commission Rogatoire “. We write to the Dept. Foreign Affairs Dublin requesting an explanation of this procedure and what it entails.

Newspaper

Translation of article in Lehen Is-Sewwa on Saturday 22nd August 1998

Documentary

Introduction Presenter: Good evening and welcome to another episode of our show. I assume that last night was ordinary for the majority of our viewers. However, , for 6 families, 3 of them Maltese, last night was the anniversary of a tragic event. On the night of the 3rd of December a Piper Lance aircraft […]

Newspaper

4th DECEMBER 1998 QUESTIONS ON THE PIPER LANCE BY CARMEL ATTARD Three years ago yesterday five men that had boarded a small plane with one engine went missing together with the pilot during a flight from Djerba to Malta. On the plane Piper PA32 Lance registered in Malta at the company Sun Aviation. There was […]

Inquiry, Search

Please find attached our summary report of the examination of the Djerba ATC copy tape from the above accident. I apologise for it having taken so long. Could you let me know if you want the tape returned to you, or if you would l like to come over to discuss the analysis.

Inquiry, Newspaper

Three and a half years after the setting up of a commission of inquiry to look into the disappearance of a missing Piper Lance plane with six men on board, the prospect of a conclusion yesterday became a tangible likelihood rather than a remote possibility

Newspaper

Piper Lance had severe technical problems the day before A man who flew aboard the ill-fated Piper Lance aircraft from, Malta to Djerba a day before the plane disappeared, yesterday described the flight as the worst experience of his life. Omar Klebb was giving evidence to the board of inquiry set up to investigate the […]

Family, Letter

I write to you regarding the disappearance of Piper 9H-ABU you may recall we met at a Sitting of the Board of Enquiry in August 1997. The Board has not had a Sitting since then until 22nd April 1999, and I enclose copies of the Malta Times and Independent reports of the proceedings which will give you a flavour of what was discussed, we were very interested in Mr. Klebb’s evidence, the content of which confirmed your own experiences on the flight.

Family, Inquiry, Irish Government

Affidavit signed by Cormac Boomer witnessed by John B.M. Doyle Notary Public TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN – AN AFFIDAVIT Reference: Aviation Incident – The reported disappearance of a Piper Lance Aircraft – Reg. N0. 9H-ABU When enroute from Djerba Tunisia to Malta on the morning of the 3rd December 1995, my son Desmond was […]

Family, Inquiry

Chairman and Members of the Court,
I refer to the recent final Sitting of this Court on 24th July 1999 and take this opportunity to submit my comments and observations on aspects of the evidence which has been presented by way of explaining the disappearance of Piper 9H ABU on which my son Desmond was reported to have been a passenger.In setting out to compile my final submissions I find that this is to a large extent unnecessary as all of the comments and requests I had in mind had already been addressed by Ms. Cecelia Pelligrini Petit in her submission of 17th June l999.You will no doubt be aware that during the past three years Ms. Pelligrini Petit and I have co-operated very closely compiling and cross referencing the evidence presented in Court while pursuing our own individual lines of enquiry, I am, therefore, in total agreement with her submission of l7th June, 1999, and support her requests for further investigation into these matters which, when taken collectively or individually, bring into sharp focus the failure to date to tie down the time tables of departure and arrival times of the aircraft in question, depending on which document is read there is a discrepancy of up to one hour and fifteen minutes difference in recorded times.

Email, Newspaper, Search, Theory

At the outset I wish to record my pleasure that a Journalist and Author of your status has taken an interest in our family tragedy.

In putting together background information I have taken the following from my files, they are numbered in sequence with comments and explanations.

Documentation

A friend of Phillip Farrugia passed on this information. He told me that Phillip Farrugia was a nice quiet guy who worked for IDC company in Libya on Rig 39 in 1980/1 and had actually survived a desert well blowout.

Inquiry, Newspaper

Mystery still shrouds the disappearance of the ill-fated Piper Lance which disappeared on 3 December 1995. But the many questions raised by the families of the six men, including pilot Carmel Bartolo, may soon be answered.

Family, Letter

Have tried to contact you from home on Saturday evening but was unsuccessful. On Superone TV it was announced that the Board of Inquiry have now finalised their report and have given it to the Minister ot Transport, Censu Galea, but it is not known when the Minister will make it public or if he will make it public. Again we are not informed in writing or verbally and we have to hear it from the TV.

Inquiry, Newspaper

Article in The Times, Malta, reporting on the inquiry finding that the disappearance of 9H-ABU was primarily due to pilot negligence

Letter

Letter from Cormac Boomer to Don Mullan commenting that he and Daniel/Cecilia were preparing statements to the press following the Board Of Inquiry completing their report

Letter

My son, Matthew Aquilina tragically went missing in the early hours of the 3rd December 1995. Matthew was one of the six people deemed to be on board the Piper Lance aircraft that disappeared on the way to Malta from Djerba under mysterious circumstances. As you are aware the investigating Board of inquiry has recently published its report on the matter but there are still many questions that were left unanswered.

We would be forever grateful it you could ask for Libyan assistance during your visit to Libya this week. The Maltese Authorities to the best of our knowledge never requested any radar information from the Libyans. There is no radar or satellite image proof that the plane was airborne. On separate occasions as also stated under oath during a sitting of the inquiry, Carmel Bartoli (the pilot) flew through Libyan Airspace without authorisation.

Letter, Politician

The Office of the Prime Minster acknowledges the receipt of your letter dated 11 April 2000 on the above subject and informs you that it is being given attention.

Documentation, Letter

I have followed your very interesting reports of Mr. Shaylers activities, and note that he claims to have been on the Libyan desk in 1995,could you enquire if he has any information relating to the Piper Lance 32 Reg 9H-ABU which mysteriously disappeared on a flight from Djerba Tunisia to Malta in the early morning of Sunday the 3rd December 1995. My son Desmond and Englishman Michael Williams and four others were reported to have been passengers on that plane, no bodies or wreckage have as yet been found. At the time of the reported disappearance an eight day five nation sea search was carried out, absolutely nothing found. My information from a UK military source states the plane and passengers were flown to Libya

Contacts, Legal, Letter, MAPEL

Letter from Teresa Gorna to Cormac Boomer, will be in London for trial against MAPEL, still having difficulty gathering documents for trial

Family, Fax, Legal, MAPEL

Fax from Cormac Boomer to Teresa Gorna re: action against MAPEL. Excelair and Unique Travel were instructed by the Board of Enquiry to produce records of accounts and travel records for their services to Maple/Bartolo & Excelair. Mr. A Fenich the Engineering Manager stated he could not reconcile the condition of the plane as reported and recorded by Rodney Woods in his evidence to the court with that of the aircraft 9H-ABU which his company had serviced only four weeks previously

Email, Newspaper

Emails between Cormac Boomer and Antony Barnett, The Observer. Antony interested in writing an article

Letter, Newspaper

Letter from Cormac Boomer to Antony Barnett, detailing the documents sent to Antony Barnett to provide background on the disappearance

Letter, Search

Letter from Daniel Aquilina to Joseph Bianco regarding asking if the MMA Hydrographers would be available to help in a new search

Fax

Fax from Cormac Boomer to Cecilia Pellegrini re: Lockerbie Article stating shock new evidence could wreck the case against the two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing

Legal, Letter, MAPEL

Letter from Teresa Gorna to Cormac Boomer, thanking Cormac for the documents needed for the for trial. Judge found MAPEL negligent but has not delivered judgement yet. Also mentions that Padraig Coyle (BBC) was in contact

Fax, Lockerbie

TRANSLATION “THE ACCUSED HAD EXPLOSIVES STORED IN THE AIRPORT TO EXPLODE ALL MALTA” Some of the Maltese witnesses are going to be heard in Malta a Maltese printing press owner drops version of the prosecution a Maltese witness is given discrete protection. Journalist: Joe Mifsud reports from Camp Zeist The main witness Libyan Abdul Magit […]

Lockerbie, Newspaper

THE girlfriend of David Slayler, the renegade M15 officer, arrived in London yesterday to hand Special Branch detectives a dossier of documents she had prepared alleging an MI6 plot to assassinate Col. Gaddafi, the Libyan leader.

Documentation, Legal, Search

Letter from Malta Maritime Authority, stating that the side scan sonar has broken down and attempts to repair have been unsuccessful. Unable to perform any searches

Family, Legal, MAPEL

Letter from Terese Gorny, AMEX Services Limited (MAPEL) were held to be responsible for Tadeusz’s death. Currently waiting to hear if MAPEL will appeal the decision

Inquiry

Email from Cormac Boomer to Don Mullan, Don requested a comment from Cormac on the final report from the inquiry. Cormac confirmed he had written to Brian Cowan TD as advised by Don.

Fax, Newspaper

Fax from Daniel Aquilina to Padraig Coyle that lays out very clearly the expectation that the article should avoid any mention of ‘psychics’ and that the family wanted to review the article before it was published. These requests were ignored by the journalist.

Fax, Inquiry

Fax To Cecelia from Cormac Boomer. The publication of the Board of Enquiry report into the aviation incident reported to have occurred on then morning of 3/12/95 when a single engine Piper aircraft Reg No 9HABU disappeared with six people on board when enroute from Djerba in Tunisia to Malta makes for interesting reading not because of their decision to blame the pilot