Desmond Boomer
A head and shoulders picture of Desmond Boomer
Desmond was a 39 year old Belfast born, engineer working in the Libyan oil fields
Matthew Aquilina
A head and shoulders picture of Matthew Aquilina
Matthew was a 22 year old Maltese national returning to Malta
Michael Williams
A picture of Michael Williams
Michael was a 49 year old English born engineer and manager of rock band 'The Characters'
Tadeusz Gorney
Tadeusz Gorney - no picture is available of Tadeusz
Tadeusz was a 48 year Polish national working in the Libyan oil fields
Philip Farrugia
Philip Farrugia - no picture is available of Tadeusz
Philp was a 43 year old Maltese national returning to Malta
Carmel Bartolo
A head and shoulders picture of Carmel Bartolo
Carmel was a 47 year Maltese national and the pilot of flight 9H-ABU

FOI FOI2026-13934

3 Aug 2026 | Documentation, FOI, FOI-UK, UK Government

from: Fozia Kauser <Fozia.Kauser@fcdo.gov.uk>
to: "mark.boomer@9habu.com" <mark.boomer@9habu.com>
date: Aug 3, 2026, 11:44 AM
subject: FOI2026/13934

OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE

Dear Mr Boomer,

We are writing regarding your FOI request FOI2026/13934. We apologise for the delay in your request.

We are continuing to work on your case and we will be in touch on 1 September, or even sooner with a reply or further update.

Yours sincerely,

Historical Information Rights Team

Knowledge and Information Management Services
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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