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James Wilson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on Jan 28, 1970

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In the winter of 1970, 48-year-old James Hugh Wilson was a passenger on a flight that tragically ended in the icy waters of Lake Erie. On the morning of January 28th, TAG Airlines Flight 730 departed from Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport at approximately 7:38 a.m., with Detroit City Airport as its destination. On board the De Havilland Dove aircraft were two crew members and seven passengers, including Wilson. Just eleven minutes after takeoff, at 7:49 a.m., the plane's beacon abrup ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 28, 1970

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    Victim Details

    Dec 05, 2019

    May 04, 2021

    James

    Wilson

    102

    48

    72 inches

    73 inches

    180 lbs

    220 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Jan 28, 1970

    Cleveland

    Ohio

    Ashtabula County

    44030

    No

    67989

    Cleveland Police Department - Headquarters

    Cleveland

    Ohio

    Cuyahoga County

    44113

    1300 Ontario Street, Ohio

    2166235218

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    2019-371666

    2019-12-04

    Cleveland Police Department - Headquarters

    na

    Gray or Partially Gray

    Blue

    Blue

    06/14/2026


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    I was just reading about the mysterious disappearance of James Hugh Wilson from that tragic TAG Airl... ...Read More
    05/06/2023

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