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Burton Mcguire Missing Person Case

Last seen in Juneau, Alaska on Jan 12, 1952

Victim Details

Jun 03, 2025

Jun 09, 2025

Burton

Mcguire

104

30

70 inches

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 12, 1952

Juneau

Alaska

Juneau Borough

Juneau

No

170351

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK25053104

1952-01-12

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

Yes

06/30/2026


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Burton McGuire, a 30-year-old male pilot, was last seen in the Juneau, Alaska region on January 12, 1952, when the General Airways cargo aircraft he was commanding disappeared during a flight through southeastern Alaska. Online aviation records identify him as Captain Burton L. McGuire, Chief Pilot of General Airways, Inc., aboard Flight 785, a Douglas C-47A/DC-3 cargo plane operating from Portland, Oregon, to Anchorage, Alaska, with an intermediate stop at Annette Island. The aircraft carried n ...
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Last Seen: Jan 12, 1952

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