General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HIGH-JUMP"

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HIGH-JUMP"

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1) MS R4Ds on fantail of ship; barriers in fg, men walking about.2) LA Superstructure on USS PHILIPPINE SEA, colors flying; 5" guns in fg.3) HA R4Ds lined up on fantail of ship; ship's lines in fg.4) HA Body and wing of an R4D; 40 MM guns trained; 5" guns in fg; R4Ds on fantail in bg.5) MCU 40 MM guns trained; PAN to men working on R4D; More R4Ds parked in bg.6) MS-MCU RADM RICHARD E. BYRD and CDR HAWKES walking back and forth on flight deck; rainbow in bg (SV). G7) MS-MCU Men working on planes; two officers standing before an R4D.8) LA MS Man cleans windshield of R4D; two other men cleaning the insignia on side of R4D.9) MS-MCU Men turn prop on R4D; Marine Tech Sgt. cleaning plane.10) MS Group of officers standing about talking.11) MS PAN Men walking about on flight deck; R4Ds on fantail; barriers in fg.12) MS Man works on motor of R4D.13) MS Little JOHNNY CONNEELY walking about on deck; he stands in the doorway of an R4D and waves; JOHNNY CONNEELY in the cockpit of the plane.14) MS Marine, JOHNNY and ship's mascot, pose for picture; mascot is a prize-winning English Pit Bull.15) MS Four enlisted men pose for picture.16) MS JOHNNY poses with dog and Marine, enlisted man takes pictures.17) MCU-MS English Pit Bull; JOHNNY pulling dog across deck and posing with him.18) MS Officers standing about talking.19) MS Enlisted man places part of the engine of an R4D on deck, before barriers.20) MS Small dog poses beside the English Pit Bull, ship's mascot.21) MS Man works on the engine of an R4D; JOHNNY CONNEELY running along flight deck.SEE ALSO:17421, 17422, 17423QUALITY GOOD

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...