Talk:George A. Burk

Death date
Death in 1941? This must be a mistake. Birth date, perhaps? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:601:8B01:4046:1965:F226:C620:FD32 (talk) 03:54, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Correct, it was his birth date. Fixed on 4-22-16. Thank you.Wolf (talk) 23:13, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because it is not been fully developed yet. I didn't see a way to save it without it just becoming a page. I have many more hours to research and add information about this incredible man while making this article concise and with creditable facts about his life. He has written 4 books.

I have re-worked part of the content to be more subjective and factual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolf grey (talk • contribs) 01:08, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I have added a "proposed deletion" tag to this article. Wikipedia does not allow unreferenced articles about living people. Please add at least one reference to a reliable source that has covered this person. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:51, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. I added 3 notable references to this BLP article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolf grey (talk • contribs) 06:05, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Other references to plane crash noted and found on his website: Official website Air Force plane crash south of Petaluma recalled 44 years later (June 19, 2014) - Refer to Dedication Video Below Memorial Dedication Ceremony of Hamilton AFB Flight (June 19, 2014) A Story of Healing 42 Years After Fatal Hamilton Crash (April 23, 2012) Herhold: A story of sacrifice by a Mount Umunhum commander (March 21, 2012) Lieutenant with 1908th COMM Helps Rehabilitate Youngster (Dec 1996) Letter written by Roland "Rocky" Gannon to Jim Cervantes (LtC Retired) about the Plane Crash (26 June 1975) Wolf (talk) 23:16, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Notability
I think the sources presented (and other sources I've found in searches, including contemporaneous news reports) make a good case that the 1970 plane crash was notable, and an article about the crash itself might be written that could discuss the story of Captain Burk as well as that of the pilot, Major Robinson. I am not so sure that separate notability has been established for Captain Burk, who may be in Wikipedia terms a person notable for only one event. I've found no substantial independent reliable sources that discuss his books or speaking career, for example.

There appear to be a few comments. I found this reporter's note about his book "The Bridge Never Crossed: A Survivor's Search for Meaning" by Deborah Weisberg, Reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Post-Gazette Comment on The Bridge Never Crossed and another by Joe Howard, Fire Chief, Rowlett, Texas Comment on The Bridge Never Crossed Wolf (talk) 23:37, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

On the other hand, it does appear that Burk (with an appropriate footnote) can be added to the existing List of sole survivors of airline accidents or incidents. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:22, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Would like to remove the notability message because this article now includes 6 secondary sources, (4 on plane crash, 1 on his first book and 1 youtube video regarding a memorial dedication). Further, his Presidential Award for Outstanding Employees with Disabilities given by former First Lady Barbara Bush has been listed. He also has written 4 books, listed in his bio.Wolf (talk) 00:39, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Cause of Crash
There is something wrong with the description of the cause of the crash. The air pressure at 3,000 feet is 90% of the air pressure at ground level. There's no way catastrophic decompression would occur at only 3,000 feet. Planes that fly that low aren't even pressurized. Planes that fly high enough to be pressurized are pressurized to an equivalent altitude of 8,000 feet. They were either considerably higher when the event took place or there was no catastrophic decompression.Bill (talk) 19:51, 1 April 2024 (UTC)