From its inception in 1918 the RAF had seaplane tenders, which as part of Marine Craft Section were used for rescue, but these were really only designed for refueling and rearming the seaplanes in service with the RAF. Development of a purpose-built boat for rescue began in 1932 with the 200-class seaplane tenders, followed by the 100-class ASR (Air-Sea Rescue) boats which entered service in 1940.[1] Perhaps the best-known 100-class boat was the 36-knot (67 km/h) British Power Boat Company Type Two 63 ft HSL, also known as the 'Whaleback' after its distinctive design.
Even after the introduction of rescue helicopters such as the Westland Dragonfly in 1953 the RAF continued to operate a fleet of Rescue/Target Towing Launches, the last of which was not retired until 1986.
United StatesEdit
The USAAF used 140 crash rescue boats 85-foot (26 m) in World War II, designed by Dair N. Long in 1944. The last of these boats has been restored by the AAF/USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association, a non-profit organization with the goal of preserving it for future generations. It is now owned by the Louisville Naval Museum Inc as-of September 2020. These boats were also used during the Korean War, but were superseded by other boats and by PBY Catalinaflying boats and other aircraft such as the 1946 purpose-built Sikorsky S-51 helicopter, designated as the H-5 by the USAAF and as the H03S by the United States Navy.[citation needed] The 22nd Crash Rescue Boat Squadron not only rescued pilots during the Korean War, but also conducted covert operations behind enemy lines.[2]
Around the 1960s, Captain Ed Berlin operated Claire II, a re-purposed Herreshoff Manufacturing 63-foot (19 m) crash rescue boat, on the Bronx River in the Bronx, New York.[3]
For the 1962 movie PT-109, several 82-foot (25 m) USAF crash rescue boats were converted to resemble 80-foot PT Elcos when the few surviving PT boats were found to need too much work to make them seaworthy for use during the film.
^DeVillo, Stephen Paul, The Bronx River in History & Folklore.
ReferencesEdit
Haas, Michael E. (2002). Apollo's Warriors: US Air Force Special Operations During the Cold War University Press of the Pacific. ISBNs 1410200094, 978-1410200099.
crash, rescue, boat, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, januar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crash rescue boat news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 trimActive1950 1953 Royal Air Force Whaleback HSL 164 off Colombo with a Hawker Hurricane overhead Contents 1 United Kingdom 2 United States 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksUnited Kingdom EditFrom its inception in 1918 the RAF had seaplane tenders which as part of Marine Craft Section were used for rescue but these were really only designed for refueling and rearming the seaplanes in service with the RAF Development of a purpose built boat for rescue began in 1932 with the 200 class seaplane tenders followed by the 100 class ASR Air Sea Rescue boats which entered service in 1940 1 Perhaps the best known 100 class boat was the 36 knot 67 km h British Power Boat Company Type Two 63 ft HSL also known as the Whaleback after its distinctive design Even after the introduction of rescue helicopters such as the Westland Dragonfly in 1953 the RAF continued to operate a fleet of Rescue Target Towing Launches the last of which was not retired until 1986 United States EditThe USAAF used 140 crash rescue boats 85 foot 26 m in World War II designed by Dair N Long in 1944 The last of these boats has been restored by the AAF USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association a non profit organization with the goal of preserving it for future generations It is now owned by the Louisville Naval Museum Inc as of September 2020 These boats were also used during the Korean War but were superseded by other boats and by PBY Catalina flying boats and other aircraft such as the 1946 purpose built Sikorsky S 51 helicopter designated as the H 5 by the USAAF and as the H03S by the United States Navy citation needed The 22nd Crash Rescue Boat Squadron not only rescued pilots during the Korean War but also conducted covert operations behind enemy lines 2 Around the 1960s Captain Ed Berlin operated Claire II a re purposed Herreshoff Manufacturing 63 foot 19 m crash rescue boat on the Bronx River in the Bronx New York 3 For the 1962 movie PT 109 several 82 foot 25 m USAF crash rescue boats were converted to resemble 80 foot PT Elcos when the few surviving PT boats were found to need too much work to make them seaworthy for use during the film The US operated many crash rescue boats during World War 2 See also EditSeenotdienst World War II Luftwaffe organisation that operated fast motor life boats PT boat Motor launch For Those in Peril 1944 British film that is based on the RAF air sea rescue service featuring Type Two craft The Sea Shall Not Have ThemNotes Edit The origins of Air Sea Rescue Royal Air Force 2009 Archived from the original on 24 October 2008 Retrieved 10 January 2010 Haas pp 66 75 DeVillo Stephen Paul The Bronx River in History amp Folklore References EditHaas Michael E 2002 Apollo s Warriors US Air Force Special Operations During the Cold War University Press of the Pacific ISBNs 1410200094 978 1410200099 External links EditAAF USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association US Crash Boats Organization Photos of restored 85 crash rescue boat Warboats org crashboat pages Korean war veterans crash boat pages US Crash Boats http shipbuildinghistory com smallships armypboats htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crash rescue boat amp oldid 1065116139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
