Tributes to police chief who led hunt for Lockerbie bombers

Key Facts

• John Boyd was chief constable of the Dumfries and Galloway force when a terrorist bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988, The plane was 40 minutes into its flight from London to New York.
• PA Media The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 remains the worst terrorist in the UK Police Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell spoke of John Boyd's "outstanding leadership at Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary".
• PA Media Houses on fire following the blowing up of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988 Mr Boyd, who was from Oban, played shinty for Oban Camanachd and Glasgow Mid Argyll in the 1950s and 60s.
• Police Oracle The Memorial Garden at Dryfesdale Cemetery in Lockerbie marks the bombing Follow the BBC for the South of Scotland on X. Listen to news for Dumfries and Galloway on BBC Sounds.

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