General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" R4D"S LAND amp; TAKE OFF ADM. BYRD ARRIVING AT HIS HUT SHIPS LEAVING BAY OF WHALES

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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"S LAND amp; TAKE OFF ADM. BYRD ARRIVING AT HIS HUT SHIPS LEAVING BAY OF WHALES

1947

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1) LS Preheater warming up engines of R4D.2) CU CDR. HAWKS.3) SLOW PAN BASE CAMP.4) LS HELICOPTER.5) MS JA-1 takes off (first take off).6) MCU Wing covers are put on R4D. G7) LS R4D in flight (SV). G8) MCU LT. STEIN with parka windbreaker on.9) LS PAN R4D takes off.10) LS R4D landing, with skiis.11) LS R4D lands, with broken ski.12) CU Weasel bringing ADM. BYRD to his hut. UX13) CU ADM. BYRD unloading his gear. UX14) LS Ships in Bay of Whales.15) LS Ships leaving Bay of Whales ships are USCG NORTHWIND (WAGB-282) USS MT. OLYMPUS (AGC-8) USS MERRICK (AKA-97) USS YANCEY (AKA-93) helicopter in flight overhead. (taken late in day).16) LS Ice barrier storm coming up, very dark clouds.17) LS Ships leaving Bay of Whales.18) LS Ships going through ice storm closing in.19) MS Looking down in a crevasse. (very short scene)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...