General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION HI-JUMP R4D TAXIING, MAKING ROAD TESTS RADM RICHARD E. BYRD in R4D

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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 R4D TAXIING, MAKING ROAD TESTS RADM RICHARD E. BYRD in R4D

1947

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1) MCU R4D, revved up for road test, taxies along strip. G2) CU R4D taxies past camera and tents. G3) CU Wheels, as plane taxies past camera.4) MS RADM RICHARD E. BYRD inside R4D. G5) MS R4D taxies. (shot on last day at Base Camp)6) MS Men walk out to R4D.7) MS Plane crew spotting plane in snow.8) MCU R4D taxies and turns around, tents in BG. G9) MCU R4D, motors revved up tents and dog team in BG.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...