Operation HIGHJUMP commenced 26 August 1946 and ended in late February 1947. In the circumstances of war and time constraints it was difficult to find a ship built to navigate through sea ice and with sufficient cargo capacity. [52], The main hut, named Bransfield House in memory of their original expedition ship, was a prefabricated design by the Norwich firm of Boulton and Paul. A geological survey was also undertaken, and aspects of glaciology and physiography observed. [8] On 5 March, Queen of Bermuda visited the abandoned Norwegian Hektor Whaling Station in Whalers Bay, Deception Island, which was a well known safe harbour, destroying stocks of coal and oil, and associated equipment, to prevent them falling into enemy hands. A plaque honoring the three killed crewmen was later erected at the McMurdo Station research base,[13] and Mount Lopez on Thurston Island was named in honor of killed airman Maxwell A. Lopez. Tibet, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the North Pole all have tunnels that lead to Agartha, according to Byrd. To send an email, enter your email address below. Operation "High Jump", which was, basically an invasion of the Antarctic, consisted of three Naval battle groups, which departed Norfolk, VA, on . [18], The expedition code name 'Tabarin' was acknowledged in October when departments within the Admiralty were informed,[24] though it is likely to have been in use earlier. The ensign of Admiral Byrd was commissioned in the South Pole in response to Highjumps claim that the operation was operational. [63] During the winter the nine men practised skiing, prepared equipment for planned field trips and Taylor carried out local mapping work. In 1947, Admiral Richard E. Byrd led 4,000 military troops from the U.S., Britain and Australia in an invasion of Antarctica called "Operation Highjump", and at least one follow-up expedition. The incident took place in the winter of 1916, during World War I, when a group of American sailors attempted to seize a Norwegian whaling station in the Antarctic. Both were approved. [49][64] As spring advanced Lamb took advantage of the low tides and melting snow to conduct an ecological study of the local beaches, Marr encouraging the others to collect zoological specimens. On 18 November Lamb led a field party back to Blyth Point (on Wiencke Island) to complete his botanical collecting there. The Central Group and Philippine Sea did not depart Norfolk until January 2, 1947. According to reports, Medal of Honor recipient Richard E. Byrd allegedly claimed that he encountered a UFO while on a mission 70 years ago. Had the Task Group penetrated the pack without eyes it would have arrived too late in the season to establish a base; then conduct an aerophotographic exploration of a hidden continent. Operation Highjump, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, (Ret), Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68. Michael E. Salla. These souvenir philatelic covers are readily available at low cost. Follow for the best reads from the historians behind World of Warships the free-to-play naval warfare game. [56] From there the vessels sailed to Grytviken, South Georgia, where the Hooley family disembarked, before returning to the Falkland Islands, taking official mail. According to Frank Joseph the USS Maddox was either a torpedo boat, or torpedo-carrying destroyer. He goes on to explain what may have happened to the Maddox mentioned in the Soviet report: A USS Maddox was indeed sunk by enemy action, but five years earlier by a German dive-bomber during the Allied invasion of Sicily. [8], Naval ships and personnel were withdrawn back to the United States in late February 1947 because of the ufo attacks happening from the nazis, and the expedition was terminated due to the early approach of winter and worsening weather conditions.[9]. [81], Port Lockroy made the first measurements of the ionosphere and the first recording of an atmospheric whistler (electronic waves). US Navy operation to establish an Antarctic research base, Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History Peter Brueggeman, United States Antarctic Service Expedition, Capt. The operation involved significant planning and equipment, from gloves, coats and provisions to tiny snow boots to protect sled dogs paws, and even a Christmas tree and Santa Claus suit since the ships would be at sea on December 25. Youwere trapped in an aircraft for five hours, in zones where the weather changed minute by minute.. Delve into a world shrouded in mystery as a team of dedicated researchers share their experiences and expertise . Despite the fact that the Force included 4,700 men, 13 ships, and yet they did not heed 1946, they did not heed 1946. [citation needed] New Swabia was explored by Germany in early 1939 and named after that expedition's ship, Schwabenland . By learning where the Kull warriors were, Baal was able to capture them. It is a historical fact that Nazi Germany devoted significant resources to the exploration of Antarctica, and established a prewar presence there with its first mission in the Antarctic summer of 1938/1939. [59] On 22 April Marr and others were aboard when the vessel visited Cape Renard to erect a Union Jack and British Crown Land sign. Witnesses said that the Thule Society left Germany in March 1945 using flying saucers. [34][35], By late October all the necessary equipment and stores were packed and assembled at the Royal Albert Docks, Tilbury. Admiral Byrd was an American explorer who led many expeditions to Antarctica. Artwork, Jim Nichols. The next two days were spent searching for a site for Little America IV. [55] The William Scoresby and Fitzroy left the new base on 17 February for Base B, Deception Island, before visiting Signy Island, arriving on 20th. [37] Bransfield herself, with the rest of the expedition, was scheduled to sail on 6 November, but was delayed when leaking fresh water tanks had to be replaced. In other words, the Central Group would have been obliged to turn about and get out of the pack before being able to erect Little America No. Then the tractors, jeeps, M29 Weasels, bulldozers and other snow-track vehicles were unloaded. Admiral Cruzens Central Group and the aircraft carrier Philippine Sea, with Byrd as officer in charge, filled out the task force. Were the UFOs protecting the retreating Nazis and/or their own presence in Antarctica? Concerns about the wing spars will keep the venerable warplanes on the ground. It was a one-way trip to Little America IV since they could not land on the carrier and would be left behind when the operation was completed. At Deception Island upper air observations were made using meteorological balloons. On 3 February 1945, Fitzroy and the 550 ton sealer Eagle arrived at Port Lockroy, with Victor Russell and David James, Norman Bertram Marshall, Gordon Lockley, Frank White, Alan Reece, Thomas Donnachie and Norman Layther aboard. There has been no torpedo boat named Maddox in the US Navy. The task force, which included 4,700 men, 13 ships, and several aircraft, was massive. Additional reading: Report of Operation Highjump: U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Program 1947, produced by the U.S. Navy; and Operation Highjump: Diary of a Young Sailor, by Richard J. Miller. Posted in exopolitics research, world politics. Instead it became involved in what is known as an ice blink, with streams of snow reflecting the sunshine and making it difficult to seesimilar to the reflections experienced while driving a car at night through a snowstorm. George 1 climbed to 1,000 feet to get above the snow and ice. On 29 December, the sledging party returned to Base D, having visited Vortex Island, Duse Bay, James Ross Island and numerous small islands in its vicinity. Farrington senior wireless operator mechanic, William R. Flett base leader, geologist, Norman F. Layther wireless operator mechanic, Gordon J. Lockley base leader, meteorologist, zoologist, Alan W. Reece base leader, meteorologist, James E.B.F. I have to warn my compatriots that the time has ended when we were able to take refuge in our isolation and rely on the certainty that the distances, the oceans, and the poles were a guarantee of safety. [73], The trip resulted in 250 kilograms (550lb) of lichen, fossil and rock samples, meteorological and glaciological measurements as well as corrections to Otto Nordenskjld's maps. L/S as he is picked up by a boat. If Joseph is correct, then it is very possible that a USS Maddox was destroyed during Operation Highjump, and the US Navy changed official records to hide this. [3], The expedition was relieved in March 1946 by members of the newly formed Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). One of their naval journals stated, U.S. Pentagon plans for Alien invasion exist according to military professor The film re-enacted scenes of critical events, such as shipboard damage control and Admiral Byrd throwing items out of an airplane to lighten it to avoid crashing into a mountain. For years rumors have persisted that on his historic flight to the North Pole, Admiral Byrd flew beyond the Pole into an opening leading inside the Earth. During the early 1940s, the US Navy embarked on a mission to survey and map the Antarctic coast. According to Byrd, his expeditions had resulted in the discovery of massive quantities of gold. turbulent sea. The media covered the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition nearly as thoroughly as the first, but the men from Little America broadcast the radio programs that were played throughout American homes. It was fought in the air above Antarctica and in close proximity to Earth. The press was not able to hear what he had to say about Operation Highjump in the future. On the way, they encountered a mysterious UFO force that attacked the military expedition destroying several ships and a significant number of planes. The celebrations surrounding the end of World War II had barely ended when the Cold War commenced between the Western Allies and their Soviet former partner. Previously classified files on the mysterious Byrd led naval expedition to Antarctica were released by the KGB following the Soviet Unions collapse in 1991. Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. ", The documentary about the expedition The Secret Land was filmed entirely by military photographers (both USN and US Army) and narrated by actors Robert Taylor, Robert Montgomery, and Van Heflin. The two vessels arrived there on the afternoon of 11 February. This being the most likely place for Argentine or German vessels to shelter, they were relieved that there were no signs of recent occupation, other than an Argentine flag painted on a fuel tank, which was promptly erased. When he discovered that the Odyssey had departed for the Pegasus galaxy, he was summoned to lead an expedition to the Lost City. According to a statement by Grand Admiral Donitz in 1943, the German submarine fleet is proud of having built for the Fhrer, in another part of the world, a Shangri-La land, an impregnable fortress." The 1946-1947 U.S. military expedition to explore and map Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, is presented from its planning stages through its successful completion. After the Soviet collapse in 1991, the KGB released previously classified files that cast light on the mysterious Byrd led Naval expedition to Antarctica. Operation Windmill (OpWml) was the United States Navy's Second Antarctica Developments Project, an exploration and training mission to Antarctica in 1947-1948. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. What is the most likely answer is that the Soviet era report released in the 2006 Russian Documentary was substantially correct. Since it was impossible to land in the area, messages were dropped directing the survivors to make their way to the open water about 10 miles to the north. [5], The important trade routes round Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope made the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean a particular target, with a corresponding threat to the Falkland Islands and its Dependencies. [46] Few of the buildings were inhabitable, but one of the whalers' dormitories was selected for Base B. Unloading commenced immediately and by 6 February the two ships were able to depart, leaving geologist Flett as leader of a five-man party. Most were serving in the armed forces or the merchant navy, but some were still in civilian roles. Facing the prospect of an emergency landing and difficult rescue, Byrd ordered any item that was not bolted down thrown out of the aircraft, save for the photographic material. Conducted by the Admiralty on behalf of the Colonial Office, its primary objective was to strengthen British claims to sovereignty of the British territory of the Falkland Islands Dependencies (FID), to which Argentina and Chile had made counter claims since the outbreak of war. Admiral Byrd took four ships to Antarctica: the flagship USS Bear, the USS Snow Cruiser, the armed escort USS Wyatt Earp, and the supply ship USS Edisto. According to legend, he was the first to reach the North and South Poles via airplane. One crew member characterized the flying as no weather stations, inhuman landscape, traditional navigation aids useless, maps limited, knowing that the flying would not be safe. In September a party of four, man hauling two sledges, undertook a topographic survey of Wiencke Island over 25 days, in challenging terrain and poor weather conditions. Problems arose almost immediately and she had to put in to Portsmouth for repairs. Nazi Uboats reaching Antarctica with accompanying UFOs. Upon landing it was judged advisable to remove the aircraft tires and only employ the skis. L/S. I offered to take care of your recent war as a precursor. Nevertheless, a site for the hut was chosen on Goudier Island and Base A was established, discharging cargo beginning at once. Permission is granted to include extracts of this article on websites and email lists with a link to the original. The aircrafts launch had been delayed for days by fog, snow squalls and heavy seas. Both these factors added to the pressure Marr was under. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. Actually there were at least three American destroyers known by that name (DD-168, DD-622 and DD-731) all of them contemporaneous. Jack ONeill was the team leader for SG-1 and the new commander of Stargate Command (SGC) at the time. A recent article in New Dawn by Frank Joseph gives a detailed analysis of the two eyewitness accounts, only the latter of which was mentioned in the 2006 Russian documentary. He examines Operation Highjump led by Admiral Richard Byrd in 1947 and the battle that he apparently had in Antarctica with flying saucers. Captain George J. Dufek commanded the Eastern Group, with Pine Island carrying three PBM Mariners. After Admiral Byrd and his team established the Little America IV base near where three previous bases had been situated, aircraft would photograph as much of Antarcticas land surface as possible during the three-month operation. He arrived in the UK in July 1943 and joined the expedition committee. George 1 was lowered over the side of Pine Island and almost immediately one of the launch boats crashed into a wing and damaged a pontoon. GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA5GE9KEPJY95BH9DNPZSV571QQ-ANTARCTIC-EXPLORATIONA naval c. Base D, Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, was established as the centre for the expeditions second year. The helicopters and PBMs also flew photo missions along the coasts. Task Forces went to Antarctica to destroy the remaining bases of the Fourth Reich and capture a new unique armament flying saucers. When the weather cleared again on December 29, George 1 was once more lowered over the side and took off with a crew of nine, including Pine Islands skipper Captain Henry H. Caldwell, who was along as an observer. If the fortress was in Antarctica, was it built by the Nazis, or discovered there? An aircraft marked the route with orange flags and then proceeded to parachute drop food, medicine and other supplies. She was taking a relief garrison to the Falkland Islands and sailed on 14 December,[40] calling at Gibraltar and Montevideo before reaching Port Stanley on 26 January. Researchers speculate about what really happened and why Robert Frost was silenced for decades. By December 24, the USS Currituck had begun launching aircraft on reconnaissance missions. Although the United States ultimately won the war, the Battle of Antarctica was a humiliating defeat for the Navy. Norwegian trawlers in the area reported the ice to be the heaviest in more than 40 years. The base comprised large tents, weather equipment, Quonset huts, three packed-snow runways and one short runway made of steel matting. [1], Following Cabinet approval in January 1943, there was an intensive period of planning, recruitment and procurement, before the expedition left the UK in November 1943, led by Lieutenant-Commander James Marr. Operation Tabarin was the code name for a secret British expedition to the Antarctic during World War Two, operational 1943-46.Conducted by the Admiralty on behalf of the Colonial Office, its primary objective was to strengthen British claims to sovereignty of the British territory of the Falkland Islands Dependencies (FID), to which Argentina and Chile had made counter claims since the . Suddenly one of the engines seized and they began to lose altitude. 21 men over-wintered in 1945. The Naval expedition was headed by famed polar explore Admiral Richard Byrd, who had been ordered to: to consolidate and extend American sovereignty over the largest practical area of the Antarctic continent. Byrds expedition ended after only 8 weeks with many fatalities according to initial news reports based on interviews with crew members who spoke to the press while passing through Chilean ports. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATH TV. Aircraft reconnaissance began near Antarctica at the end of January 1947, mostly in the northern area around Queen Maud Land and covered more than 22,000 air kilometers as well as capturing more than 70,000 photographs. When a lake was discovered in a large ice-free patch of land, a PBM landed to scoop up water samples. With the assistance of nearly 5000 U.S. military personnel, as well as every resource available to the Navy, the U.S. military performed Operation Highjump (OpHJP). The PBM flight crews were all inexperienced volunteers, having only had a month to train for the mission. There were very few materials in the archives, so the designers had to make their own drawings to further create in-game models. The Norwegians, armed with only a few rifles and a cannon, managed to repel the American attackers and sink one of their ships. A 2006 Russian documentary, recently translated, made public for the first time a 1947 secret Soviet intelligence report commissioned by Joseph Stalin of Task 68s mission to Antarctica. This article is copyright and should not be added in its entirety on other websites or email lists without authors permission. Acheson, Colonial Office Under-Secretary, with members from the Colonial Office, Foreign Office, Admiralty, Treasury, Crown Agents, Ministry of War Transport and Discovery Investigations. [44] In addition to the expedition, the Fitzroy carried Tim Hooley, his wife and 14-year old daughter. A hand-written note by Roberts explains that the name, after the Paris night club Bal Tabarin, was chosen because of the amount of night work required and the chaotic organisation. The Soviets eyed the Operation Highjump announcement warily. On November 12 Admiral Byrd stated at a press conference that Operation Highjump was primarily a military mission to train naval personnel, test ships, planes and the new helicopters under frigid zone conditions. Other specialists recruited were surveyor Andrew Taylor, a Canadian with cold-weather experience; medical officer Eric Back; meteorologist Gordon Howkins; botanist Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, then working at the British Museum of Natural History; and two geologists, William Flett, from Glasgow University and Buck, who withdrew from the expedition before it left the UK; and wireless operator Norman Layther, a New Zealander. Originally scheduled for a six month period, the scientific expedition was officially called The United States Navy Antarctic Development Program, and given the operational name Highjump. Unable to see the ground, pilot Ralph LeBlanc struck an object and tried to pull up, but the fuel tank ripped open and the aircraft crashed in a fireball. Getting the big Douglas birds to Antarctica presented a formidable challenge as, lacking the range to fly from a land base, they had to be launched from Philippine Sea. Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, []. measures in Antarctica testify that American military circles are seeking to subject the polar regions to their control and create military bases.. Copyright 2012. Argentina and Chile signed the Argentine-Chilean Agreement on Joint Defence of "Antarctic Rights", a defence agreement that envisioned potential military action over disputed Antarctic lands. [4], Following the outbreak of World War II, Allied shipping across the globe became vulnerable to attacks by German Navy commerce raiders and U-boats. The third, Brian Roberts, was an ornithologist on the British Graham Land Expedition, who was working with Wordie in the Admiralty Intelligence Department on cold-climate clothing and equipment. Tail sections were dismantled and stored in the hope that a future expedition could reassemble the transports and use them again. Soon the process began to shut down the operation and leave before the full force of winter set in. In comparison to the Nazi Neuschwabenland Antarctic Expedition, which sent thousands of personnel to Antarctica, the US sent only a few hundred people to Antarctica after WW2. In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earharts disappearance. According to Lieutenant John Sayerson, a flying boat pilot: The thing shot vertically out of the water at tremendous velocity, as though pursued by the devil, and flew between the masts [of the ship] at such a high speed that the radio antenna oscillated back and forth in its turbulence. [65], List of Winterers 1944[66][67][68][1] British Antarctic Survey Operation Tabarin List of personnel}}, On 6 December, William Scoresby returned to Station B bringing plants native to the Falklands and soil for Lamb to conduct a transplantation experiment, which ultimately failed due to low humidity and strong winds. Thousands of pieces of bamboo were carved and had orange flags attached to be used as route and landing zone markers. [18] At the time of his recall, Marr was serving as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in the Far East. In the German archives, our researchers found drawings of the flying saucers series, with innovative electromagnetic gravity engines. Writers Harvey S. Haislip William C. Park Stars Robert Montgomery Robert Taylor Van Heflin See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 11 User reviews Operation Tabarin was the code name for a secret British expedition to the Antarctic during World War Two, operational 194346. Determining the feasibility of establishing, maintaining, and utilizing bases in the Antarctic and investigating possible base sites; Developing techniques for establishing, maintaining, and utilizing, Amplifying existing stores of knowledge of, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 22:14. [32] Marchesi had served on the Discovery Investigations with Marr. April 29, 2023 LUFOS Documentaries, Latest posts 0. Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 19461947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The North Pole is thought to have been reached in 1961, but this has been disputed. Mount Flora behind. A variety of science and mapping work was carried out. Blair in March 1944), Gwion Davies handyman, scientific assistant, James E.B.F. Obviously, it was very difficult to avoid the common stereotypes about the exterior of flying saucers imposed by movies. With its vast mineral deposits amid largely unexplored territory, Antarctica was considered a promising potential repository of those vital resources. This feature originally appeared in the September 2021 issue of Aviation History. On December 30, 1946, the Martin PBM-5 George 1 crashed on Thurston Island killing Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, ARM1 Wendell K. Henderson, and ARM1 Frederick W. Williams.
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