General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRESSURE RIDGES CAMP AREA FIRST R4D LANDS amp; TAXIES WITH ADMIRALS BYRD amp; CRUZEN ABOARD. (OPERATION, quot;HI JUMPquot;)

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRESSURE RIDGES CAMP AREA FIRST R4D LANDS amp; TAXIES WITH ADMIRALS BYRD amp; CRUZEN ABOARD. (OPERATION, quot;HI JUMPquot;)

1947

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1) MCU Photographer MALONE takes photo gear out of JA-1 ski plane, for check-up. G2) CU MALONE. MS Tractor tows fuel drums on sled. G3) CU Treads in snow as tractor tows sled thru snow. G4) GV Pressure ridges (note crystals). G (altho slightly UX)5) GV Camp area good sky scene. G6) CU Wind blowing snow over ridge, note crystals. G7) CU Husky pups. G MS JA-1 trying to start engine. UX8) LS First R4D lands and taxies man calls plane forward. (sl. OX)9) MS Door opens men walk to plane. G10) MS ADM. CRUZEN in doorway of R4D ADM. BYRD exits plane and greets men. G11) MS R4D taxies, kicking up snow man calls plane forward (side & facing camera). (sl. OX)

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Cruzen, Richard H. (Richard Harold), 1897-1970

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Richard Harold Cruzen (Apr. 28, 1987-Apr. 15, 1970), retired U.S. Navy admiral, was second in command to Admiral Richard E. Byrd during Antarctic expeditions from 1939 to 1941 and from 1946 to 1947. From the description of Cruzen, Richard H. (Richard Harold), 1897-1970 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615270 ...

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...