OPERATION HIGHJUMP 1946 U. S. NAVY ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD 83274

In this issue of the ArmyNavy Screen Magazine series (No. 85), viewers are treated to a short documentary on the U. S. Navys Antarctic expedition Operation Highjump, a 19461947 mission to Antarctica to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV, assess the feasibility of maintaining a permanent base, and further American understanding of the continent. The film begins with aerial footage of Antarctica, a map of the continent, and footage of men framing buildings and carving ice blocks during construction of the first Little America exploration bases (19291941). Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and men gather in a tent during one of the early expeditions (00:48). A plane taxis on a snowy runway (01:30); a dogsled moves across the snow. Admiral Byrd, heading the Navys Task Force 68, and Real Admiral Richard H. Cruzen prepare to leave on Operation Highjump in 1946 (02:05). Viewers see the expeditions ships, planes (including the amphibious Martin PBM Mariner), and helicopters (what appears to be a