FOI – Freedom Of Information Request to Interpol
to: foi@nca.gov.uk Dear FOI Officer, I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). I seek disclosure of any records held by the National Crime Agency, or its predecessor bodies including the former National Criminal…
FOI Request for historical FMCC COSPAS-SARSAT MCC records
I am writing to request access to any historical Cospas‑Sarsat Mission Control Centre (MCC) records held by the Toulouse MCC relating to a distress alert received on 3 December 1995 in the central Mediterranean region.
FOI 2026-09154 Dec 03 1999 – Dec 03 2001
Mark Boomer Apr 6, 2026, 11:33 PM to Historical I am writing to request access to all documentation and records, for the period Dec 03 1999 – Dec 03 2001, relating to the disappearance of flight 9H-ABU on December 3, 1995, which was en route from…
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST – REF: FOI2026-00173
Response to Freedom of Information request FOI2026/00173, received 2nd January 2026. Historical Information Rights Team Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
FOIA-2026-00343 National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Mark Boomer <mark.boomer@9habu.com>Mar 28, 2026, 4:52 PMto foia@ntsb.gov NTSB ID : IAD97WA047 FOIA Requester Service CenterNational Transportation Safety Board490 L’Enfant Plaza, SWWashington, DC 20594 Dear FOIA Officer, I am submitting this…
FOI – Libyan Civil Aviation Authority – Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC Tripoli)
I am writing to request access to any historical records held by the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority or the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC Tripoli) relating to a distress signal reported on 3 December 1995 in the area east of Tripoli.
FOI U.S. Coast Guard
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552.
I am seeking any U.S. Coast Guard records relating to the disappearance of the aircraft Piper Lance, registration 9H‑ABU, which vanished on 3 December 1995 while en route from Djerba, Tunisia to Malta. There were six men on board: Carmelo Bartolo, Matthew Aquilina, Philip Farrugia, Desmond Boomer, Michael Williams, and Tadeusz Gorny.
FOI 21-057 Schedule 2
Schedule of documents Part 1 – Years 1998 – 2003.
Documents made available by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin in relation to the Freedom Of Information Request.
FOI 21-057 Schedule 1
Schedule of documents Part 1 – Years 1995-1997.
Documents made available by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin in relation to the Freedom Of Information Request.
FOI 21-057 Department Of Foreign Affairs
The Department Of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, have identified 328 records that fall within the scope of your request. The records are listed in the schedules attached. I have made a decision to grant 27, part-grant 32, and refuse 269 of the records.
FOI IR2021-13949 03 Dec 1995 – 03 Dec 1997
I have reviewed the searches for information held that were undertaken to respond to
your original request. As a result of the review of the handling of your request and search for relevant information, I have identified a small amount of material that is
relevant to your request.
FOI 21-057 Response from Department Of Foreign Affairs
Remote working continues for the majority of Public Service employees in Ireland and will continue during the government’s National Framework on Living with COVID-19
FOI 21-057 Initial Request
Initial request for all information held by the Irish Government in relation to disappearance of flight 9H-ABU
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FOI F0013056 – No Informal Request Found So Far
Response to AAIB clarification, I have so far not been able to find an informal request from the inquiry to the AAIB.
FOI F0013056 Clarification On Why No ATC Tape Is Available
Response from Air Accidents Investigation Branch, Farnborough on the FOI request F00113056. I have spoken to our Recorded Data Team who have checked our archives and at no time did we retain a copy of Mr. Sheppard’s report. Neither do we hold a copy of the ATC tape that is referred to.
FOI F0013056 Request AAIB to Clarify Previous FOI Response
Request AAIB to Clarify Previous FOI Response Maltese Investigation to Piper Lance 9H-ABU on 3rd December 1995, Djerba, Tunisia to Malta as AAIB had in fact reviewed the ATC tape and evidence based on this was presented to the inquiry.
FOI F0013056 Initial response from AAIB
F0013056 – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION HELD ON THE CRASH OF PIPER LANCE 9H-ABU ON DECEMBER 3RD 1995, FLYING FROM DJERBA, TUNISIA TO MALTA
FOI F0013056 Initial request for information held on 9H-ABU
F0013056 -FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION HELD ON THE CRASH OF PIPER LANCE 9H-ABU ON DECEMBER 3RD 1995, FLYING FROM DJERBA, TUNISIA TO MALTA.
Murder Mystery Riddle Over Belfast Mans Disappearance Published in Sunday Life By Ciaran Barnes
Murder Mystery Riddle Over Belfast Mans Disappearance – Published in Sunday Life By Ciaran Barnes December 11th 2011.
QUEST FOR TRUTH, an EXCLUSIVE by Joanne Knox, Banbridge Chronicle
QUEST FOR TRUTH, an EXCLUSIVE by Joanne Knox, Banbridge Chronicle.
Story of the Libyan plane located during the search for 9H-ABU
More detail on the story of the Libyan plane located during the search for 9H-ABU.
Petition for public inquiry
On-line petition created by Paul Boomer, whose father, Desmond Boomer is one of the missing men.
Article written by Paul Boomer to remember his missing father
Article written by Paul Boomer to remember his missing father, Desmond Boomer, and in recognition of the efforts of his mother, Mandy in helping his brothers and sisters cope with the loss of their father.
Did the plane go down in Tripoli?
Information from Geoff Williams, regarding a phone call with his nephew on the evening of the 12th December 1995. Geoff described how Andrew rang and told him that he had been in a government building where he met with an official, who he named as Philip Scibberas.
Discussion on Pan AM 103 from Professional Pilots Rumour Network Forum
Discussion that relates to Pan AM 103 and the Lockerbie disaster on the Professional Pilots Rumour Network Forum.
Letter to Editor of Irish News from Cormac Boomer
Letter to Irish News expressing disappointment that the Irish government was willing to intervene to help the ‘Columbian Three’ but were unwilling to help as they didn’t want to upset the Maltese government.
Draft Letter to Editor of Irish News from Cormac Boomer
Letter to Irish News expressing disappointment that the Irish government was willing to intervene to help the ‘Columbian Three’ but were unwilling to help as they didn’t want to upset the Maltese government.
Emails from Don to Cecilia querying if Kullhadd implicated 9HABU
Emails from Don Mullan to Cecilia Pellegrini trying to confirm if the picture of the plane used in the Kullhadd article (1995) did in fact belong to Bartolo.
Joe Mifsud & Felix Agius article reporting on Shqaqis movements in Malta
Email from Don Mullan highlighting the newspaper article by Joe Mifsud and Felix Agius that reports that sources state that the theory that Shqaqi’s attackers escaped by plane has been set aside. The article also details Shqaqis previous visits to Malta. The article also reports that Libyan Committee of Organizations for International Peace, based in Tripoli, arranged the visits and that Shqaqi was known as Dr. Ibrahim Shaweshi.
Email from Daniel to Don, discussing link between Bartolo and assassination
Email from Daniel Aquilina discussing the link to the Shqaqi assassination made by the articles in the Kulhadd and the Times, prior to the Piper disappearance.
Email from Cecilia re: Sharon Spiteri article
Email from Cecilia to Don Mullan mentioning that the Malta Times 9th November 95 clearly says that the assassins left the island on board a private plane flown by a Maltese pilot. The same article states that police have so far refused to say is whether they have established how the killers got from Manuel Dimech street to the airport.
Email from Don Mullan, relatives should sue companies involved
Email from Don Mullan to Cecilia and Cormac, suggestion that the next of kin could have grounds to sue the companies their loved ones were working for. These flights were clearly illegal practices and Matthew and his fellow passengers lives were being put at risk by booking them on flights that were not properly insured and governed by established aviation standards for fee paying passengers.