Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Assn Marker
1923 - 1957
Erected 1994 by AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 39° 46.714′ N, 84° 6.791′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #215) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 96th Depot Repair Squadron (here, next to this marker); USAF Helicopter Pilots (here, next to this marker); Pilot Class 44-J (here, next to this marker); Americans Home From Siberia (a few steps from this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (a few steps from this marker); 313th Transport Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 529th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 44th Strategic Missile Wing (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. WWII AAF Crashboats. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. P-520 Crash Rescue Boat. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Crash Rescue Boats. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
3. AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,276 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
