▁Lieutenant ▁( j g ) ▁Jack ▁O . ▁Lund ▁and ▁crew ▁reported ▁an ▁engine ▁failure ▁during ▁a ▁routine ▁pat rol ▁south ▁of ▁Gu ant an amo . ▁When ▁no ▁further ▁contact ▁was ▁made , ▁search ▁aircraft ▁and ▁a ▁bl imp ▁were ▁dispatch ed . ▁The ▁bl imp ▁found ▁an ▁oil ▁s lick ▁and ▁aircraft ▁w reck age ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Nav assa ▁Island , ▁no ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁sight ed . ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁VB - 1 3 1 ▁det ached ▁from ▁NAS ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay ▁to ▁NS ▁San ▁Juan , ▁for ▁three ▁weeks ▁of ▁AS W ▁training ▁using ▁rad ar ▁for ▁night ▁operations . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁training ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁fle w ▁to ▁Z and ery ▁Field , ▁Dutch ▁Gu iana , ▁for ▁AS W ▁and ▁con voy ▁pat rol ▁duty . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁shared ▁with ▁an ▁Army ▁det achment ▁flying ▁B - 2 5 s ▁armed ▁with ▁ 7 5 mm ▁can non ▁in ▁the ▁nose . ▁Since ▁these ▁aircraft ▁had ▁no ▁rad ar , ▁they ▁fle w ▁only ▁in ▁day light . ▁The ▁V P B - 1 3 1 ▁cre ws ▁took ▁the ▁night ▁shift . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁three ▁aircraft ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁At kin son ▁Field , ▁British ▁Gu iana , ▁for ▁temporary ▁duty . ▁The ▁det achment ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁squad ron ▁at ▁Z and ery ▁Field ▁until