On July 25, 1945, a Navy PBY landed near a mine field to pick up Lt Brock who had been shot down by the Japanese. Lt Brock had been operating off the US Carrier Lexington (CV-16). A PBY, operated by Air Force Capt Harry Morgan, landed in the minefield to pick up Lt Brock but Capt Morgan sustained major damage to his PBY. A B-17 Flying Fortress operating as a member of the Air-Sea Rescue Group then dropped a rescue boat to Lt Brock and the crew of the PBY. USS Peto was dispatched to the area to rescue them
