click crest click ribbon Dedication Unit History Research Room Find Buddies The Whole Story Sign Our Guestbook The Latest Skylighters Updates Are Always Available at Our New Blog! Skylighters now linked from Major Dick Winters Web Site! New Photos Added to the Lawrence Belmont Gallery! SPECIAL SECTION: How WW II Searchlights Were Used Click above to register a veteran with the WW II Memorial Registry! The Research Room is Now Open! Send in Your Questions ... Taps 2004 You are Visitor No. since October 15, 1996. ATTENTION VISITORS! You have several options to begin exploring Skylighters, which has been the official web site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion Veterans Association since 1996 (the web site is actually older than the association!). Skylighters is the online equivalent of a book 800 pages long containing nearly 2,000 photos! To see how many unique visitors we've had, check out our visitor counter. Vets can enter the main site right here, or you can click on the convoy of deuce-and-a-half trucks above ... Newbies can start at our new user page ... Click on any of the "QuickLinks" above Tom Hanks to go to our most popular sections ... WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS SITE IS ALL ABOUT? If you're "in the dark" when it comes to what a WW II searchlight battalion did, visit our Introduction. If you want to know exactly how searchlights were used, find out why right now. To find out why this site exists nearly 60 years after the end of the war, read our Dedication & Mission Statement. LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON ANYONE WHO IS OR WAS A WW II VET? The best place on Skylighters to start your search is our Guestbook. It's the ideal place to ask questions. You can also leave a note on our Message Board. But if you really want the lowdown on finding out more about your father, grandfather, uncle, aunt, or friend who fought in World War II, we recommend Dad's War — it's the grand-daddy of all WW II personal research sites! IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Skylighters is updated frequently; here's a digest of the latest additions: Did you know that German searchlight batteries were usually "manned" by women. Check them out in our WW II Photo of the Week. Ever wonder about that crazy plane at Camp Rattle with a prop in the front and a prop in the tail? Here's the skinny on it! Our P-61 Night Fighter pages just got bigger thanks to the contributions of George Hoover. Check out his 425th Night Fighter Squadron Photo Gallery today WANT A FASTER WAY TO FIND YOUR WAY AROUND THIS SITE (AND THE WEB)! To search the entire Web, type any word or phrase in the Google box below and click Search Now! To search only pages at Skylighters, click that option before entering your word or phrase. Search WWW Search www.skylighters.org Skylighters is a member of the World War II Web Ring, a community of web sites devoted to preserving the history of WW II ... This World War II Web Ring site is owned by Larry M. Belmont