George A. Burk (born 9 July 1941) is a retired captain in the United States Air Force, writer and motivational speaker.

An arm injury the summer after his junior year in college, while he played semi-pro baseball in Michigan, ended his dream.

Robert L. Robinson Jr., was supposed to fly from Hamilton Air Force Base to Spokane, Washington to conduct an operational analysis.

Burk suffered severe burns and multiple internal injuries and spent 90 days in intensive care where he had two near death experiences followed by 15 additional months in the hospital.

[1] The crash was largely forgotten because it occurred the same day four students were killed in rioting at Kent State University.

[5] On June 19, 2014, a memorial was dedicated at the crash site of "Visco 57" in which Captain Burk attended along with family members of others who died on the flight.