▁P - 3 A ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁final ▁det achment ▁of ▁squad ron ▁personnel ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁NAS ▁North ▁Island ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁MC AS ▁I w ak uni , ▁Japan , ▁rel ieving ▁V P - 4 . ▁A ▁two - air craft ▁det achment ▁conducted ▁operations ▁from ▁Gu am ▁and ▁Mid way ▁islands . ▁Add itional ▁det ach ments ▁were ▁maintained ▁at ▁NAS ▁Sang ley ▁Point , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁combat ▁miss ions . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁a ▁P - 3 A , ▁Bu No . ▁ 1 5 2 1 4 4 , ▁was ▁lost ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁crew ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁accident . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁comm enced ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁AS W ▁protection ▁for ▁ ▁Task ▁Force ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁to ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Japan . ▁C rew ▁ 4 ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁AS W ▁protection . ▁ ▁The ▁task ▁force ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁P ue blo ▁Inc ident . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁returned ▁to ▁NAS ▁M off ett ▁Field ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁began ▁transition ing ▁to ▁the