General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION "HI JUMP" FIRST R4D ARRIVES AT LITTLE AMERICA WITH ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD ABOARD; SHIPS ANCHORED TO ICE; FLAG RAISING CEREMONIES; EUSTASIA; R4D JET-ASSISTED TAKE OFF AND

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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 ARRIVES AT LITTLE AMERICA WITH ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD ABOARD; SHIPS ANCHORED TO ICE; FLAG RAISING CEREMONIES; EUSTASIA; R4D JET-ASSISTED TAKE OFF AND IN FLIGHT

1947

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1) MS R4D in flight over camp area2) GV PAN Camp area, OY-1.3) MS R4D in flight.4) LS R4D lands, kicks up snow, man calls plane forward; ships anchored BG.5) MCU CU Plane comes to a stop. Penguin on nose of plane.6) MS MCU ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD and crew exit R4D. (lst plane to land at LITTLE AMERICA.)7) MCU ADMIRAL RICHARD CRUZEN greets ADMIRAL BYRD.8) MS PAN Camp area; men standing about talking FG.9) MS ADMIRAL BYRD adresses men standing at attention. (UX)10) MS RICKY. Flag raising ceremonies. (lst & only time flag was raised.) G11) MCU MS ADMIRAL RICHARD BYRD facing camera. Photographer facing camera operates camera.12) LS USS MT. OLYMPUS (AGC-8) USS MERRICK (AKA-97) anchored to ice.13) GV LCM milling about.14) MS PAN USS MERRICK anchored to ice, PAN to presssure ice.15) LCM milling about.16) MS Eustasia causing ice to bob up and down in water. (Eustasia is animal life that whales feed on.)17) LS MS MCU CU R4D is jet-assisted. (good except slightly UX.)18) AV Camp area. Barrier. G19) AV Pressure ridges and ice. (last part shaky, but good.)20) AV Pressure ice. (UX, shaky.)21) AV R4d in flight, pressure ridges.QUALITY FAIR

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

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