THE SECRET LAND | ANTARCTICA | US NAVY OPERATION HIGH JUMP (1984) (1) Published on 21 dec. 2013 Support Our Channel https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm The Secret Land is a 1948 American documentary film about an American expedition code-named “Operation High Jump” to explore Antarctica. It won the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Operation Highjump (OpHjp), officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd Jr, USN (Ret), Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by Rear Admiral Richard H Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68. Operation Highjump commenced 26 August 1946 and ended in late February 1947. Task Force 68 included 4,700 men, 13 ships, and multiple aircraft. The primary mission of Operation Highjump was to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The Western Group of ships reached the Marquesas Islands on December 12, 1946, whereupon the Henderson and Cacapon set up weather monitoring stations. By the 24th, the Currituck had begun launching aircraft on reconnaissance missions. The Eastern Group of ships reached Peter I Island in late December 1946. On January 1, 1947, LCDR Thompson and Chief Petty Officer … Meer lezen over Periscope Film – THE SECRET LAND | ANTARCTICA | US NAVY OPERATION HIGH JUMP (1948) (1) + (2)