Antarctic expedition (Operation Highjump, 1946–1947)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Antarctic_expedition_(Operation_Highjump,_1946–1947)

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Highjump
gptkbp:baseEstablished	gptkb:Little_America_IV
gptkbp:casualties	3 fatalities
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:documentedIn	film 'The Secret Land' (1948) numerous US Navy reports
gptkbp:endDate	1947
gptkbp:flightNumber	33
gptkbp:followedBy	Operation Windmill (1947–1948)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Antarctic expedition (Operation Highjump, 1946–1947)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Douglas_R4D_Skytrain gptkb:Consolidated_PBY_Catalina gptkb:Sikorsky_HO3S-1
gptkbp:notableEvent	aircraft crash on 30 December 1946 largest Antarctic expedition to date (1946)
gptkbp:notableParticipant	George J. Dufek Richard H. Cruzen
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Mount_Olympus gptkb:USS_Sennet gptkb:USS_Burton_Island gptkb:USS_Cacapon gptkb:USS_Canisteo gptkb:USS_Currituck gptkb:USS_Edisto gptkb:USS_Henderson gptkb:USS_Merrick gptkb:USS_Pine_Island gptkb:USS_Yancey gptkb:USS_Brownson USS Philippine Sea USS Capelin
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 4,700
gptkbp:numberOfShips	13
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:US_Antarctic_Program
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Service_Expedition_(1939–1941)
gptkbp:purpose	train personnel and test equipment in frigid conditions establish Antarctic research base consolidate and extend US sovereignty over Antarctic area
gptkbp:result	scientific research extensive aerial mapping of Antarctica improved cold-weather operations knowledge
gptkbp:significance	major post-WWII Antarctic exploration contributed to international interest in Antarctica
gptkbp:startDate	1946
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USS_Sennet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6