Historical Documents from World War II. Here you will find a collection of class books, manuals and pictures about the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II. Prior to World War II and early during the war the AAF was officially the Army Air Corps. This is an ever-growing collection of information about Army Air Fields and training facilities, including pilot, navigator, bombardier, radio and gunnery schools. The number of pop-up ads is annoying, but the information may be worth the struggle. Click on "View Items" then choose "Browse by Categories" the in the third window enter "Crash".

Terrific site documenting the history of many World War II airfields, including the Pacific Islands which are listed as part of Hawaii. Does not mention crash boats but provides context about the bases where the boats were located. In some cases, you can see the docks from which they operated. DEFINITELY WORTH YOUR TIME.

On this website you will find every ship/boat builder of reasonable size and the boats they built by year and length. There are many tables that cover many builders and a huge number of boats, so it may take some time to find the boat you are looking for. Rescue boats may also appear as patrol boats. You will need to know which builders built the type of boat you are looking for or be a very persistent searcher. Before he passed a few years ago, Tim Colton built this great website and the source of much of the information on U.S. Crash Boats.

This PT Boat Message Board has been around in one form or another for over 15 years. They continue to aid and educate visitors and members about PT boats and other related aspects of the Motor Torpedo Boat service and World War II. This forum also enjoys the discussion of small combatant boats from other countries as they also pertained to World War II. As of February 2025, parts of the website generate error messages but the links to manuals still work.

While the focus is not on air-sea rescue operations, they are mentioned a couple times. Excellent quality authentic live footage (36 minute clip) of this conventional air assault on the Japanese mainland, just before A-Bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Footage of some the members of what WE consider to be THE GREATEST GENERATION! To think of 600 B-29s all taking off to bomb Japan at one time is beyond imagination. We have often heard about the A-Bomb raids, but the raids that took place before that are often overlooked. This is live footage of the 3,000 mile round trip air assault upon the Japanese mainland, with 3 bomber wings and a host of P-51's. No matter what war footage you have seen before, this will keep your undivided attention. The P-51 & B-29 footage is remarkable. The strafing runs by the P-51 pilots were incredible. There are several "breaks" as the film canisters are changed.

This site chronicles the role of the U.S. Coast Guard in the development of air-sea rescue techniques and duties, with heavy emphasis on its World War II activities.

A poetic tribute to all servicemen.