Eric Scott Parker was already a highly experienced television news cameraman in 1988, having worked at ITV Border for more than twenty years. He had filmed everything from murder trials to general elections and sporting triumphs. 

Eric has also witnessed, and captured, some tragic incidents throughout his career. He was the only cameraman to film Donald Campbell being killed in 1967 when Donald was attempting to beat his own world water speed record in the Lake District aboard the ill-fated 'Bluebird'. 

There was very little that Eric hadn't witnessed through the lens. But nothing in his career had prepared him for the events of December 21, 1988. 

Eric had a chance encounter with a man he had filmed with earlier in the month. It was this chance encounter that led him to being the first cameraman to arrive on the scene at Tundergarth where the nosecone of Pan Am Flight 103 had crashed.

When Eric first arrived at Tundergarth, he found it difficult to digest the sight in front of him. His iconic shots of the nosecone lying in the field would soon be beamed to millions of homes around the world.

It was two local boys who then alerted Eric to another key impact site back in Lockerbie. 

As time passed, Eric began to understand the scale of the attack, the huge loss of life involved, and the devastating impact the attack had on so many.

Eric recalls that as he made his way around various sites throughout the night, the more everything started to feel like a nightmare. He explains why the events of that night, and the aftermath, have helped him to cope with challenges in his own life.

Wherever Eric travelled in the world, he was always reminded of Lockerbie, and it hit home that this event affected people globally. 

For many people who were in Lockerbie on the night of the bombing, there are certain sights, smells and sounds that trigger memories. Eric likened his experience to being in a warzone. 

As the decades have passed, Eric hasn’t often spoken about his experience or memories of Lockerbie. It's not until now that he's thought about some of the specifics like who coordinated the recovery efforts? Where did all of the emergency service workers come from? Who thought about where to create the makeshift mortuary?

Eric wanted to share his story so that it was captured and preserved for future generations.