Operation Highjump Firmamenttimeline.html - A year after world war ii ended, the u. s. Charts and navigational aids used for operation highjump were assembled at a gathering of minds at the hydrographic office in suitland, maryland, early in the fall of 1946. Operation highjump was actually a u. s. Effort to locate, take over and/or destroy the nazi antarctica bases with a naval military expedition led by rear admiral richard byrd in. The largest expedition ever to visit antarctica was officially titled “the united states navy antarctic developments project operation” but is known today as operation highjump (1946. Operation highjump commenced 26 august 1946 and ended in late february 1947. Task force 68 included 4,700 men, 13 ships, and 33 aircraft. On august 26, 1946, chief of u. s. Naval operations admiral chester nimitz announced a massive military combined expedition called operation highjump, which would. Byrd, jr. , usn (ret) and led by rear admiral richard h. The laundry and the black.
A year after world war ii ended, the u. s. Charts and navigational aids used for operation highjump were assembled at a gathering of minds at the hydrographic office in suitland, maryland, early in the fall of 1946. Operation highjump was actually a u. s. Effort to locate, take over and/or destroy the nazi antarctica bases with a naval military expedition led by rear admiral richard byrd in. The largest expedition ever to visit antarctica was officially titled “the united states navy antarctic developments project operation” but is known today as operation highjump (1946.