ner ▁A viation ▁Mach in ist ▁Mate ▁H . ▁G . ▁Good road ▁and ▁Air man ▁Claude ▁Play for th . ▁Two ▁other ▁crew men ▁were ▁seriously ▁wounded . ▁Lieutenant ▁Bart lett ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Mi G s ▁and ▁land ▁his ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁Mar iner ▁at ▁Ba eng ny e ong do , ▁South ▁Korea . ▁Tem por ary ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made , ▁en abling ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁base ▁at ▁I w ak uni , ▁Japan . ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁began ▁its ▁third ▁West P ac ▁deployment ▁to ▁Korea ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁host ilities ▁ceased ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁N AF ▁I w ak uni , ▁supported ▁by ▁USS ▁Kenneth ▁Wh iting ▁and ▁USS ▁Gard in ers ▁Bay . ▁During ▁a ▁pat rol ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁the ▁port ▁engine ▁of ▁a ▁squad ron ▁P B M - 5 S 2 ▁caught ▁fire ▁causing ▁the ▁plane ▁to ▁crash . ▁Only ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁personnel ▁on ▁board ▁surv ived ▁and ▁were ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁P B M . ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁transition ed ▁from ▁the ▁P B M - 5 S 2 ▁Mar iner ▁to ▁the ▁P 5 M - 1 ▁Mar lin ▁se ap lane . ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 : ▁Two ▁V P - 4