General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION, "HI-JUMP"; Preparation for Exploration Flights

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION, "HI-JUMP"; Preparation for Exploration Flights

1947

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MS Planes (R4D) preparing for exploration flight.MS Skis of plane buried in snow; men digging them out.CU Removing weather shield from motors of plane.MS Preheater warming up plane.MS Same on sled being towed away from plane.LS Snow plow scraping off runway.MS ADM. BYRD in door of plane ready to disembark from "Flight 3."<*>MS Gas truck on sled refueling plane.LS Plane (R4D) taxiing; taking off.MS JATO take-off.<*>The photographer states that MAJOR WEIR accompanied ADM. BYRD.QUALITY 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...