Burge, George Richard

Killed in Flying Accident 1979-02-18

Birth Date: 1941-May-28

Born: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Son of William George Burge of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Home: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Enlistment: Saint John, New Brunswick

Enlistment Date: 1959-05-12

Decorations: DFC(USA)

Service

RCAF

Unit


Base

USCG Air Station Cape Cod (Exchange)

Rank

Captain

Position

Captain

Service Numbers

106850597

Home
Google MapFredericton, New Brunswick
First Burial
Google MapGarry Memorial Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Helicopter lost power and crashed into the sea during a rescue. Book of Remembrance has him listed as Army - he was Air Force.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Findagrave.com

HH-3F Pelican 1432

Captain Burge, George Richard (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1979-February-18
Thomson in the Park (aka Garry), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican

S-61R/CH-3C/E HH-3F "Pelican"
US Coast Guard HH-3F "Pelican" from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco
(Source Wikipedia)

In 1965, the U.S. Coast Guard ordered a version designated HH-3F Sea King (more commonly known by its nickname "Pelican") for all-weather air-sea rescue. The Pelican featured search radar with a nose antenna radome offset to port, and water landing capability

Not a Canadian Aircraft. A Canadian, Captain George Richard Burge was killed while on exchange with USCG Air Station Cape Cod (Exchange).

YouTube Pelican

Wikipedia Wikipedia Pelican

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page