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[ WWII]
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World War II AAF Crashboats |
This popular craft has been adapted to many yacht
configurations. This is a section to share all that we can about
these graceful boats.
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| P-520 in
Long Beach, Ca captured after a fresh paint
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| An Aviation
Rescue Boat in Oregon that has been visited
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Here
is the Official
AAF/USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association web site.
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Design No. 379 85 Foot
Aircraft Rescue Vessel |
Submitted by Clark Green, Editor of
Crash Boat News.
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| Introduction Letter from
Clark Green |
Newsletter cover |
Armament |
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Outboard Profile |
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| Engine specifications |
Dimensions |
Inboard Profile - Normal |
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Outboard Plan |
Inboard Plan |
Inboard Profile - SuperSize |
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| Attention WindowsXP
users, the Super Sized Image may auto size to one screen. If so
move your mouse around over the image until you see this icon and
click on it to make it full sized. |
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Here are scanned
Copies of the Quarterly Crashboat Newsletter |
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July '03 Issue |
October '03 Issue |
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PDF documents requires the free Adobe® Acrobat®
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Scanned Photocopies of Crashboats
in action. |
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| J-680, Owens 42 footer
up for repair at Constantine Harbor, Amchitka - '44 |
Scale model of P-115,
104 footer |
The 85 that tried to
cross the Atlantic |
Two 85's
Seattle bound off West Coast, June '44 from Los Angeles POE. |
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| 85 ft. P-512 on trial
run - April '44 |
P-510, 85' on station
near Adak. |
P-145, 104', trial run
'43 |
10th ERBS,
five 85's at Olson & Winge in Ballard for mods & repair, July '44 |
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01/25/04
Dear Dan,
I am working on an exhibit on air sea rescue during
WWII. I spent time on a 63 footer in Africa during WWII.
My work involved a lot of traveling around the
country. If I got near an Air Museum I would look for an exhibit or
mention something about crashboats. I never found anything I had a
conversation with a four striper at the Naval Air Museum in
Pensacola FL who had just finished 30 years service and had never
heard of crashboats. I had many answers like that. I decided I would
do something about it.
I went to the New England Air Museum at Bradley field
in Windsor Locks CT. I had met the director several times before. He
had not heard of them either ,so I started getting information from
all over the country.
After I had a lot of information I went back and now
I'm in the process of organizing material for an exhibit.
I looked for a plastic model of a 85 footer thought I
had one in Holland but they could not deliver.
Clark mentioned he sent a packet of material to you ,
and suggested you send it on to me .I would appreciate if you would
do that. I have a friend who is a whiz on old photos.
Enjoyed your web site. Cheers
Edward C. Wood
15 Rockwell Place
West Hartford CT
06107
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08/30/07
Hi again Robert,
The last time I told you
about the photo's, I did not know where they
were but now I have found them again and
here are some, and I believe I have a few
more but again, have to look for them. the
one captioned, "Crash boat off Hawaii" has
notation on back, which is,
"Some of our passengers
waiting for the take-off. To the left is
Soldiers Beach, an MTL at the left, and
P-557 in the background".
The TBM Avenger has, "Just
after a TBM Avenger buzzed us, with "Little
Eva" our plane just under the Avengers tail.
Picture taken from P-557.
Crash boat, has, "Lady Satan"
taken from P-557
The last one has no captions,
but I believe it was a convoy of the boats
leaving Newark for the Pacific. I remember
them being there and my Dad took me aboard
P-557 for a grand tour.
I just found two
more, One is the P-478 and crew, the
other is guests on P-557.
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