1946 - Color, Military, USA Navy: Operation Highjump, USS Philippine Sea
LS Large iceberg seen from beneath R4D aka C-47 wing & propellor, on aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) deck, plane tied down. Men milling about on deck; R4D w/ skis on deck; four R4D's on deck; ship's lines fg; tanker bg.
00:01:35 R4D w/ motors warming up. Pilots in plane & nose art including Honolulu Showboat. Men & planes on deck.
00:02:49 MCU Electrical instruments; on board icebreaker USS Northwind (WAGB-282). MCU Men handling lines & cables setting up to making scientific recordings on magnetic variations. MS Man lowers magnetmeter iinto water; MS Man records reading.
00:05:26 MS Admiral's barge underway; comes alongside Northwind. Adm. Cruzen comes up ladder aboard the Northwind & greeted by officers.
00:06:02 Bow shot from submarine w/ life raft dead ahead; smooth sea; line being thrown to couple of life rafts. MS Men in lifeboat rescued.
00:07:13 Clouds; distant view of ice shelf; sunsets.
00:08:20 Over-exposed.
00:09:06 Stormy heavy / rough seas w/ white caps from flight deck of USS Pine Island (AV-12).
00:09:45 Pan of sea to shoreline in distance, late afternoon; tilt up to blue sky overhead.
00:10:24 Night & pan last light of sunset to sunrise.
USA Military Exploration; 1946; 1947; Rescue At Sea;
NOTE: Operation Highjump, The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-47, organized by Admiral Byrd under command of Richard Cruzen launched on 26Aug46 & ended Feb47, six months earlier than planned. Included 4700 men, 13 ships & multiple aircraft.
NOTE: Sold at per reel rate.
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1946 - Color, Military, USA Navy: Operation Highjump, USS Philippine Sea LS Large iceberg seen from beneath R4D aka C-47 wing & propellor, on aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) deck, plane tied down. Men milling about on deck; R4D w/ skis on deck; four R4D's on deck; ship's lines fg; tanker bg. 00:01:35 R4D w/ motors warming up. Pilots in plane & nose art including Honolulu Showboat. Men & planes on deck. 00:02:49 MCU Electrical instruments; on board icebreaker USS Northwind (WAGB-282). MCU Men handling lines & cables setting up to making scientific recordings on magnetic variations. MS Man lowers magnetmeter iinto water; MS Man records reading. 00:05:26 MS Admiral's barge underway; comes alongside Northwind. Adm. Cruzen comes up ladder aboard the Northwind & greeted by officers. 00:06:02 Bow shot from submarine w/ life raft dead ahead; smooth sea; line being thrown to couple of life rafts. MS Men in lifeboat rescued. 00:07:13 Clouds; distant view of ice shelf; sunsets. 00:08:20 Over-exposed. 00:09:06 Stormy heavy / rough seas w/ white caps from flight deck of USS Pine Island (AV-12). 00:09:45 Pan of sea to shoreline in distance, late afternoon; tilt up to blue sky overhead. 00:10:24 Night & pan last light of sunset to sunrise. USA Military Exploration; 1946; 1947; Rescue At Sea; NOTE: Operation Highjump, The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-47, organized by Admiral Byrd under command of Richard Cruzen launched on 26Aug46 & ended Feb47, six months earlier than planned. Included 4700 men, 13 ships & multiple aircraft. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate.