George was born in Kincardine, Ontario in July 1932 and completed both public and high school there before joining the RCAF in December 1950. At the Aircrew Selection Centre, London, Ontario he was selected for Radio Officer Training at RCAF Station Clinton, Ontario. On graduation in 1951 he won his wings and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer.

 After completing operational training at 2(M) OTU he was transferred to 404 Maritime Patrol (MP) at Greenwood, Nova Scotia. After two years of operational flying he was transferred to the OTU as an instructor, first on gunnery then as a Radio Officer following his Staff Officer Radio Instructor Course. He also qualified at the Junior Officers Administrative Course. Three years later he served at Maritime Command HQ on the air staff and in 1962 he returned to flying duties on Neptune P2V-7 aircraft with 407(MP) Squadron in Comox, BC. He was selected for further training at the Electronic Warfare Course in California and returned to 407 Squadron and assumed a position of leadership in the Standards Section. In 1967 he served on recruiting duties in Hamilton, Ontario for two years and was then cross-trained as navigator and returned to 404 Squadron. The squadron was now flying the Argus aircraft and Captain Dunlop soon qualified as the Tactical Coordinator on his crew and in that capacity saw the crew to the winners circle for the O’Bien Trophy and then to compete in Singapore for the Fincastle Trophy against Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Again his outstanding ability saw him assigned to the Standards Section on 404 Squadron. In 1972 Captain Dunlop was proposed as the outstanding Maritime airman from Greenwood to be decorated under the recently introduced Order of Military Merit. He was made a Member (MMM) of that Order in 1973. Next came a tour at 1 Canadian Air Group in Germany followed by another tour in Maritime Air Group HQ. On retirement Major Dunlop joined the Reserves and served at Maritime Air Group on the team designing the automation system for the HQ and then spent two summers with the Air Cadet Camp at Greenwood.

Major Dunlop ceased military activity in 1986 after 30 years of dedicated service and with a reputation as “an outstanding Maritime Airman” – a reputation that was well deserved.