Oakridge /2
Sur Fons Str.
St. Julians, SLM 05
11th April 2000
The Hon. Prime Minister,
Dr. E Fenech Adami,
Auberge de Castille,
Valletta, Malta.
Dear Dr. Fenech Adami
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.
There is also another important point where the Libyan authorities may be useful in supplying further information. The Cospass Satellite picked up a Distress Signal on Vhf 121.5 via Toulouse Satellite Station. When the co-ordinates were detected, the signal was traced back to inland Libya, east of Tripoli. Soon after, the telelocator went off the air and the satellite did not pick up any further signals.
Four years and a half have passed since that terrible day and we still living in doubt as to what actually happened to my son and the other passengers. I kindly and respectfully ask you to help us in this matter.
Yours sincerely.
Cecilia Pellegrini Petit