8 ▁Mar l ins ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁NAS ▁North ▁Island ▁to ▁Naval ▁Station ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁Hawai i , ▁d itch ed ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁fuel ▁state . ▁One ▁aircraft ▁was ▁taken ▁under ▁to w ▁by ▁a ▁US CG ▁vessel . ▁The ▁ ▁stood ▁by ▁until ▁the ▁tender ▁ ▁arrived ▁to ▁retrieve ▁the ▁second ▁aircraft . ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 7 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁MC AS ▁I w ak uni , ▁Japan . ▁While ▁trans iting ▁via ▁Hawai i , ▁two ▁aircraft ▁were ▁det ached ▁by ▁Commander ▁Fle et ▁Air ▁Hawai i ▁for ▁evaluation ▁of ▁an ▁experimental ▁se ap lane ▁fuel ing ▁bu oy . ▁The ▁two ▁aircraft ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁squad ron ▁at ▁I w ak uni ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ 1 9 ▁March – Se ptember ▁ 1 9 6 4 : ▁The ▁squad ron ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁deployment ▁in ▁over ▁four ▁years ▁to ▁West P ac , ▁rel ieving ▁V P - 4 0 ▁at ▁NAS ▁Sang ley ▁Point . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁deployment , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Ton kin ▁Inc ident ▁brought ▁V P - 4 8 ▁into ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁to ▁support ▁fleet ▁operations . ▁During ▁these ▁operations ▁the ▁squad ron ▁accum ulated ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0   h ours ▁on ▁pat rol . ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5