Operation Highjump (1946–1947)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Highjump_(1946–1947)

GPTKB entity

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:baseEstablished	gptkb:Little_America_IV
gptkbp:casualties	3 fatalities
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Richard_H._Cruzen
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1947-02-03
gptkbp:flightNumber	33
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Operation Highjump (1946–1947)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:Sikorsky_R-5 gptkb:Lockheed_P-2_Neptune gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Curtiss_R5C_Commando gptkb:Douglas_R4D_Skytrain gptkb:Consolidated_PB4Y-2_Privateer gptkb:Consolidated_PBY_Catalina gptkb:Grumman_F6F_Hellcat gptkb:Vought_F4U_Corsair gptkb:Sikorsky_R-4 gptkb:Sikorsky_S-51 gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain gptkb:Douglas_SBD_Dauntless gptkb:North_American_SNJ_Texan gptkb:Piasecki_HUP_Retriever gptkb:Beechcraft_SNB_Expeditor gptkb:Curtiss_SC_Seahawk gptkb:Grumman_J2F_Duck gptkb:Piasecki_H-16 gptkb:Piasecki_H-16_Transporter gptkb:Piasecki_H-21B_Shawnee gptkb:Piasecki_H-21B_Workhorse gptkb:Piasecki_H-21C_Shawnee gptkb:Piasecki_H-21C_Workhorse gptkb:Piasecki_H-21_Shawnee gptkb:Piasecki_H-21_Workhorse gptkb:Piasecki_H-25 gptkb:Piasecki_H-25_Army_Mule gptkb:Sikorsky_HNS-1_Hoverfly gptkb:Sikorsky_HO3S-1 gptkb:Sikorsky_R-6 gptkb:Grumman_TBF_Avenger gptkb:Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver gptkb:Grumman_F8F_Bearcat gptkb:Piasecki_H-21 gptkb:Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher gptkb:Stinson_L-5_Sentinel
gptkbp:notableEvent	extensive aerial mapping of Antarctica several aircraft accidents first large-scale U.S. Antarctic expedition after World War II
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
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 4,700
gptkbp:numberOfShips	13
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:The_United_States_Navy_Antarctic_Developments_Program,_1946–47
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:purpose	train personnel and test equipment in frigid conditions develop techniques for establishing, maintaining, and utilizing air bases on ice establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV determine the feasibility of establishing, maintaining, and utilizing bases in the Antarctic and to investigate possible base sites consolidate and extend United States sovereignty over the largest practicable area of the Antarctic continent
gptkbp:startDate	1946-08-26
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5