![]() I feathered both engines on the left side and after plummeting 14,000 feet I was able to pull the aircraft out of a nearly vertical dive. It was then that I realized my flak suit was entangled with my seat and if I was going to execute a successful evacuation I had to regain control of the aircraft. Those crew-members in the forward section of the aircraft complied. Fearing an imminent explosion I issued the “Bail Out” order. The aircraft was totally out of control and how we avoided hitting other aircraft in the formation can only be attributed to good luck. The force of the impact blew the aircraft upwards and to the right. The flames extended well beyond the aircraft tail section. The flak struck the left wing area, and immediately flames engulfed the wing and the number one and two engines. Furrer (AKA Jack) took a direct flak hit. Immediately after releasing our bombs Aircraft #44-8514 “Lassie Come Home” piloted by me 1st Lt. Needless to say, the enemy flak that we were experiencing was heavy and persistent. On December 29th 1944, while on a mission targeting Frankfurt, Germany the following narrative clarifies the sequence of events.Īs we left the IP and entered the bomb run, we encountered extreme headwinds my navigator reported a ground speed of less than one hundred miles per hour. Mission Remembrance by Lt Furrer: mpf-2003 All were listed as MIA over Germany on 29/12/44. Peters (Nav) from Lt Joseph Ricker Crew, Lt James A. For unknown reasons the gunners in the rear of the A/C did not bail out and returned with the pilot. The discrepancy between my twenty-nine missions and the thirty-two missions listed in my Flight Log were three aborted missions.Īccording to Ken Everett, the Combat Report for 29 Dec 44 states the A/C, #44-8514 " LASSIE COME HOME", was hit by flak over the target and the pilot gave the bailout order only to be able to gain control if the ship and return to base. My Flight Log showed that I flew on the following missions…Lt John Furrer I’ve checked my Flight Log and compared it to the list of 306 missions that the 100th Bomb Group flew. Furrer, assigned as pilot with the 349th squadron, 100th Bomb Group, 3rd Air Division, 8th Air Force. SUBJECT: List of combat missions flown by Lt. This crew, as above, joined the 100th on ![]() Sheffield TG NOC Sent to 349th Spare Gunners Poolģ49th Sqdn. Miller WG CPT 29 Dec 44 FRANKFURTĬpl Lester E. Guthrie, Jr WG CPT 29 Dec 44 FRANKFURT (BECAME TG WHEN SHEFFIELD TAKEN OFF CREW TO REDUCE TO 9 MEN)Ĭpl Paul K. Wilk ROG CPT 02 Mar 45 RUHLAND & DRESDENĬpl Howard B. ![]() Young CP POW 29 Dec 44 FRANKFURTĢnd Lt Tony Coniglio NAV CPT 24 Mar 45 STEENWIJK/HAVELTE & ZIEGENHAIN (with Lt Delbert Thompson Crew, SEE BELOW)Ģnd Lt James A. Furrer P RFS Grounded After 29 Dec 44 mission due to stressĢnd Lt James H. Our thoughts are with Robert‘s loved ones at this difficult time.2nd Lt John K. He is survived by his brother Patrick and sister-in-law Linda. But he’ll remain in our thoughts every day as we strive to make him proud.” “We were looking forward to seeing his smiling face again this season, as we had plans for Tommy to ride again. “I’m heartened to know how much Rob enjoyed and cherished his time working on Cobra Kai,” Cobra Kai writer and producer Jon Hurwitz tweeted. He will be missed by me and everyone he encountered.” ” His performance in Season 2 of Cobra Kai, being his last, was simply amazing and he stole the episode. “ Rob was a great person and ambassador to The Karate Kid legacy,” his rep Rick Henriques said in a statement. The actor – best known for his role as Tommy in the original 1984 The Karate Kid, 1986’s Karate Kid: Part II, and this year’s YouTube Premium series Cobra Kai – has died, Deadline reports.Ī cause of death has not been officially released, although he had reportedly been sick for a while. Robert Garrison has sadly passed away at the age of 59.
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