As well as those on board the plane, residents of Lockerbie and the surrounding area were also killed, as the wreckage of the aircraft fell from the sky.
His emotional story is affectingly told throughout the six episodes, as he tries to rebuild his life following the tragedy which left him orphaned and homeless. Steven's real-life story beyond the series' events was also tragic, as he sadly died at the age of 26.
Read on for everything you need to know about the real life of Steven Flannigan, as portrayed by Archie McCormick in The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
What happened to Steven Flannigan, as seen in The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
When he returned parts of the wreckage of the plane had fallen on his home, killing his parents Tom and Kathleen Flannigan, as well as his 10-year-old sister, Joanne. They were three of the 270 victims of the attack that night.
In the series Steven is seen becoming friends with DS Ed McCusker. It is unclear whether this friendship was real, or whether he actually was closer to another officer, Alex Smith, whose story was merged with that of McCusker.
David died from heart failure at the age of 24 five years after the Lockerbie bombing, in 1993. He had lived a life filled with drugs and drink, and died in a hostel in Thailand.
He returned to Glasgow with a new friend, John Boyce, and in 1996 fell in love with a woman named Lisa Gregory who he met on a visit back to Lockerbie. When she became pregnant he moved back to live with her in Lockerbie.
In 1999, Boyce and his wife moved to Heywood to start a guesthouse, and Steven became a partner in the business and moved in with them again.
The momentum of the train was so slow that he survived for two more days in hospital, although he never regained consciousness, and died at the age of 26.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 premieres on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday 18th May, with new episodes premiering at 9pm every Sunday and Monday for three weeks.
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