OPERATION: HIGHJUMP Operation Highjump commenced in August 1946. It was the largest, most heavily armed naval task force ever sent to Antarctica. Leading the mission was Admiral Richard E Byrd, one of ...
In 1946, a massive U.S. naval force sailed to Antarctica under a scientific cover. But its true mission may have been to ...
Sydney (Reuters) — New Zealand’s air force said on Wednesday it had evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica, in what it said was a high-risk operation in freezing ...