▁P 2 V - 7 LP ▁( Bu No ▁ 1 4 0 4 3 9 ) ▁of ▁V X - 6 ▁crash ed ▁on ▁take off ▁from ▁Wil kes ▁Station ▁Ant arct ica , ▁where ▁it ▁had ▁ref uel led ▁en ▁route ▁back ▁to ▁Mc M ur do ▁Station . ▁Four ▁air cre w ▁and ▁one ▁passenger ▁were ▁killed , ▁with ▁four ▁air cre w ▁surv iving . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁a ▁RO C AF ▁R B - 6 9 A / P 2 V - 7 U ( 7 0 9 7 / 1 4 0 4 3 8 / 5 4 - 4 0 3 8 ) ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁Korea ▁Bay ▁while ▁conduct ing ▁EL INT ▁and ▁leaf let ▁dro pping ▁miss ions . ▁All ▁ 1 4 ▁air cre w ▁on ▁board ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁a ▁P 2 V - 5 ▁( design ation ▁LA - 9 ) ▁of ▁V P - 5 ▁fle w ▁off ▁course ▁during ▁a ▁pat rol ▁over ▁the ▁Den mark ▁Stra it ▁and ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁K ron borg ▁Gla cier ▁in ▁eastern ▁Green land . ▁All ▁ 1 2 ▁crew ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁w reck age ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁British ▁ge olog ists ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁a ▁US N ▁P 2