Army Air Force Crash Rescue Boat / Herreshoff Industries Badge by Balfour Inc.
This is a super-rare Herreshoff Industries AAF Crash Rescue Boat badge made by Balfour Inc. in sterling silver.
The US Army used the term Design number rather than model number and determined the number entirely independent of MSC. This was the model number for 63 ft. boats built to US Army Air Force specifications. This model was built on an Army contract and the boats were built by Herreshoff Industries, Stephens Brothers, and Truscott. This model was very similar, and in most respects identical to the MSC Model 314, with firefighting capability added. Two fire hose connections were mounted on the forward deck and other extra firefighting equipment also added. The firefighting system could supply water, foam, or fog to the two connections mounted to the fore deck. A small Kermath Sea Chief engine to power the single stage centrifugal fire suppression pump, foam generator, and associated plumbing to the nozzles comprised the system.
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