Crash rescue boat
Crash Rescue Boat is a name used in the United States to describe military high-speed offshore rescue boats, similar in size and performance to motor torpedo boats, used to rescue pilots and aircrews of crashed aircraft. During World War II these rescue boats, armed with light anti-aircraft guns for self-defense, saw extensive service with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
A U.S. Air Force 63-foot (19.20 m) Mark II crash rescue boat in peacetime trim | |
| Active | 1950–1953 |
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