5 : ▁Lieutenant ▁Pow ers ▁received ▁damage ▁to ▁his ▁port ▁engine ▁from ▁de br is ▁thrown ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁rock ets ▁after ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Min ami ▁Z aki , ▁Sh im ush u . ▁He ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁Russian ▁air field ▁at ▁Pet rop av los k , ▁which ▁was ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁weather , ▁and ▁instead ▁head ed ▁for ▁Cape ▁L op at ka . ▁The ▁crew ▁ba iled ▁out ▁over ▁the ▁Russian ▁installation ▁there ▁and ▁all ▁hands ▁were ▁recovered ▁without ▁injury . ▁The ▁crew ▁was ▁transport ed ▁across ▁Si ber ia ▁by ▁train ▁and ▁tr uck , ▁and ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁via ▁Europe . ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁Lieutenant ▁( j g ) ▁Pat ton ▁and ▁his ▁entire ▁crew ▁were ▁killed ▁when ▁their ▁aircraft ▁crash ed ▁into ▁Cas co ▁C ove . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁attempting ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁landing ▁against ▁wind ▁g ust s ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁kn ots ▁when ▁his ▁Vent ura ▁st alled ▁while ▁making ▁a ▁ 1 8 0 - deg ree ▁turn ▁on ▁his ▁approach ▁leg ▁to ▁the ▁a irst rip . ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁V P B - 1 3 1 ▁depart ed ▁Att u ▁after ▁being ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁V P B - 1 2 0 , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁NAS ▁Wh id bey ▁Island ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Person nel ▁were ▁given ▁home ▁leave ▁for