Letter from Jim Dougal, can provide contact details
Letter from Jim Dougal, can provide contact details for local representatives. Has passed on correspondence to colleagues in Brussels in the Malta Unit of DG Enlargement and will be in contact as soon as he gets a reply.
Apology from Edmund Curran, Belfast Telegraph
Apology from Edmund Curran, Belfast Telegraph, the fact that the treatment of the story caused annoyance displayed a lack of sensitivity and for that I apologise
Letter from Brian Cowan, TD
Letter from Brian Cowan, TD. An acknowledgement of letter to Brian Cowan TD from his Private Secretary, today I received a phone call from John Lawton. He began by telling me that your article in the IOS had generated enquiries from other papers, he then moved to discussing my request for government support in my quest for information about my missing son, he enquired was there not some other channels that I might consider using ie legal action against the authorities in Malta. I pointed out that I had already spent considerable amounts of my own resources in my ongoing search and could not undertake an action of this kind as it would involve hiring legal representation here and in Malta. Hence my reason for asking for government support.
Article published in Saturday Extra
THE FATHER of an Ulsterman who mysteriously disappeared in Tunisia exactly five years ago, claims his son may still be ALIVE.
Former SDLP Belfast city councilor Cormac Boomer fears his son, Dessie. who was reportedly on a plane that vanished onto thin air, may have been caught up in a terrorist incident. He told the Extra last night that the information he had suggested his son could still be alive….somewhere. Its the latest twist in a saga that has led to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in aviation history. Dessie Boomer has never been seen since disappearing with five fellow travellers in December 1995.
Article by Don Mullan, Ireland On Sunday
DESMOND BOOMER has a wife and five children who live in Co. Down. He worked in the Libyan oil fields as an engineer for a company based in Britain. Because of international sanctions imposed against Libya by the UN in 1992 after the Lockerbie bombing, foreign workers were forced to fly to a neighbouring country and travel onwards to Libya by road. For Boomer and other workers, the preferred route was an international connection to Malta and a private flight from the island to Djerba Airport in Tunisia. Boomer was en route home to Belfast for his Christmas holidays when he disappeared. There are three possibilities concerning the disappearance. The first and one that cannot be easily dismissed is that Desmond Boomer and his fellow passengers were in the wrong place at the wrong time when Islamic fundamentalists arrived to exact revenge on their pilot, Carmel Bartolo, a marked man. Bartolo was the owner of a small private airline called Excelair. On November 5, 1995 precisely one month before Boomers mysterious disappearance a local Maltese newspaper Kull Hadd, in an act of gross journalistic
Draft copy of the article for Magill – December 2000
Copyright Don Mullan 3 December 2000 Word Count: 1630 Missing From Malta The story of an Irish family’s lonely but determined search to establish the truth about about his sons mysterious disappearance while returning home from the Libyan Oilfields...
Email from Don Mullan To Cormac Boomer re: Inquiry final report
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
Fax To Cecilia, Board Of Inquiry – Final Report
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
Fax from Daniel Aquilina to Padraig Coyle re: article
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.
Comment from Cormac Boomer on final inquiry report
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.
AMEX Services Limited (MAPEL) held responsible
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
Malta Maritime Authority, sonar equipment broken
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
Article in Daily Telegraph re: David Shayler
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.
Fax from Cecilia to Cormac re: new evidence in Lockerbie trial
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...
Letter from Teresa Gorna to Cormac Boomer re: MAPEL trial
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 from Cormac Boomer to Cecilia Pellegrini re: Lockerbie Trial
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
Letter from Daniel Aquilina to Joseph Bianco
Letter from Daniel Aquilina to Joseph Bianco regarding asking if the MMA Hydrographers would be available to help in a new search
Letter from Cormac Boomer to Antony Barnett
Letter from Cormac Boomer to Antony Barnett, detailing the documents sent to Antony Barnett to provide background on the disappearance
Emails with Antony Barnett, The Observer
Emails between Cormac Boomer and Antony Barnett, The Observer. Antony interested in writing an article
Fax from Cormac Boomer to Teresa Gorna re: action against 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
Letter from Teresa Gorny to Cormac Boomer
Letter from Teresa Gorna to Cormac Boomer, will be in London for trial against MAPEL, still having difficulty gathering documents for trial
Email from Cormac Boomer to Antony Barnett re: R Shayler
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
Letter from office of Prime Minister, Malta, acknowledging receipt of letter
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.
Letter from Cecilia Pellegrini to Maltese PM Fenech Adami re: PM visit to Libya
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 From Cormac Boomer To Don Mullan
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
Inquiry finds pilot negligence
Article in The Times, Malta, reporting on the inquiry finding that the disappearance of 9H-ABU was primarily due to pilot negligence
Superone TV announce Inquiry have finalised report
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.
Dr. Malcolm Pace discusses the findings of the board of inquiry
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.
US Finds Missing Libyan Plane While Searching For 9HABU
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.
List of evidence provided to Don Mullan
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.
Final submission by Cormac Boomer to Chairman of Investigation Enquiry 9th July 1999
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.
Affidavit signed by Cormac Boomer witnessed by John B.M. Doyle Notary Public
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...
Letter to Rodney Wood seeking further details of the flight and its passengers
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.
Omar Klebb, Malta Independent, description of a flight on 9H-ABU the day before it disappeared
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...
Cormac Boomer questioned about statements he had made
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
Air Accident Investigation Branch Report on ATC Tape
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.
Translation of article in IL-GENS By Carmel Attard
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...
Translation of the Maltese TV 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...
Translation of article in Lehen Is-Sewwa
Translation of article in Lehen Is-Sewwa on Saturday 22nd August 1998
Cormac Boomer notes on events happening in the first quarter of 1998
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.