General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" R4DS JET-ASSISTED ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD AND CREW ENTER R4D FOR TAKE OFF

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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" R4DS JET-ASSISTED ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD AND CREW ENTER R4D FOR TAKE OFF

1947

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1) MS R4D, men standing beside plane plane warms up.2) MS Men rock plane to loosen it from ice plane taxies.3) LS R4D kicking up snow as it warms up men rock plane to loosen it from ice.4) MS R4D, motors covered with canvas wind protectors.5) MS LS R4D taxies and takes off JATO weasel FG. (OX)6) MCU ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD and crew pose and enter plane.7) MS Men digging out R4D stuck in ice.QUALITY Fair to poor

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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...