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

Freedom Of Information Request 2001-2003

15 Jun 2026 | Documentation, FOI, Search, UK Government

from: Mark Boomer 
to: Historical Information Rights
date: Jun 15, 2026, 2:49 PM
subject: Freedom Of Information Request

I am writing to request access to all documentation and records, for the period Dec 03 2001 - Dec 03 2003, relating to the disappearance of flight 9H-ABU on December 3, 1995, which was en route from Djerba to Malta.
This tragic incident resulted in the loss of five passengers and the pilot. My brother, Desmond Boomer, was one of the passengers on the plane, and this personal connection is my reason for making this Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

  • All reports, memos, and internal communications pertaining to the disappearance of flight 9H-ABU
  • Any correspondence with external agencies, organizations or governments related to the incident
  • Investigation findings and conclusions regarding the cause of the disappearance
  • Records of any search and rescue operations conducted in response to the incident
  • Any other relevant documentation or records held by the Department

I understand that some information may be exempt from disclosure; however, I kindly request that all non-exempt material be made available to me.

If there exists material that is exempt from disclosure I would like to request that I be made aware of this material's existence.

I would appreciate receiving the requested documents in electronic format via email.

Mark Boomer