Operation Highjump - Wikipedia
Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV.
Operation Highjump - The Black Vault
Nov 6, 2023 · Operation Highjump, officially known as The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, was a significant United States Navy mission initiated shortly after World War II. The primary objective was to establish the …
U.S. Navy Expedition to Antarctica 1946-47 "The Secret Land ...
In 1946, the U.S. Navy launches "Operation Highjump" to explore and map the Antarctic region and, in the process, test men, ships and equipment against the harsh climate. Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, directs the expedition.
Operation Highjump: 1946-47 Expedition to Explore ... - HistoryNet
On August 26, 1946, chief of U.S. naval operations Admiral Chester Nimitz announced that a massive combined military expedition dubbed Operation Highjump would be launched into Antarctica in December during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Operation Hi-jump: Exploring Antarctica with the U.S. Navy
Sep 27, 2017 · The mission, more commonly referred to as Operation Hi-jump, was organized by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr., USN (Ret) and led by Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer. For Byrd, Hi-jump would be his fourth Antarctic expedition and was expected to last six to eight months.
Operation Highjump | Smithsonian
Operation Highjump. A year after World War II ended, the U.S. Navy mounted a massive-though hastily planned-mission to the bottom of the world.
Operation High Jump | American expedition | Britannica
Byrd’s fourth expedition, called “Operation Highjump,” in the summer of 1946–47, was the most massive sea and air operation theretofore attempted in Antarctica. It involved 13 ships, including two seaplane tenders and an aircraft carrier, and a total of 25 airplanes.
Operation Highjump - Wikiwand
Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV.
Operation Highjump - USCS
This data sheet includes Operation Highjump information, a list of U.S. submarine disasters during peacetime, a list of ships supporting Operation Crossroads as well as the target list, Operation Inland Seas information and a list of battleships of the US Navy.
Operation Highjump: Exploring the Antarctic Expedition of 1946 …
Operation Highjump, conducted by the United States Navy between 1946 and 1947, remains one of the most ambitious and enigmatic exploratory missions in the history of polar exploration. Tasked with investigating the vast and largely uncharted Antarctic region, the operation aimed to establish American dominance in the frigid reaches of the South ...
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