General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION HI-JUMP FIRST R4D TAKE OFF FROM ANTARCTIC SGT. LUNDON, US ARMY, PARACHUTES FROM R4D SHIPS LEAVING LITTLE AMERICA, ANT

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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 FIRST R4D TAKE OFF FROM ANTARCTIC SGT. LUNDON, US ARMY, PARACHUTES FROM R4D SHIPS LEAVING LITTLE AMERICA, ANT

1947

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1) MS R4D, revved up ready for take off men & weasel near plane.2) MS Side view of R4D taxiing photographer taking pictures in FG.3) LS R4D takes off (first plane to take off from Antarctic).4) LS SGT. LUNDON, U.S. ARMY, parachuting from R4D to ice, (this was in training for Army Paratroop rescue).5) MS LS Weasel on way out to LUNDON parachuting to ice.6) MCU SGT. LUNDON & parachute rigger fold chute after LUNDON landed on ice.7) LS R4Ds taxiing. CU Tail & tail ski on R4D.8) MS CU Past camera as weasel tows sled, (snowing).9) MS ADM. RICHARD E. BYRD exits weasel & enters wanigan.10) MS BYRD & others unload gear from weasel.11) LS USCGC NORTHWIND II (WAGB-282), USS MERRICK (AKA-97), USS YANCEY (AKA-93) & USS MT. OLYMPUS (AGC-8) take their departure from Bay of Whales.12) MS MT. OLYMPUS getting underway.13) MS NORTHWIND getting underway.14) LS MERRICK & YANCEY getting underway.15) LS NORTHWIND leads MT. OLYMPUS past barrier.QUALITY GOOD THROUGHOUT

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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...