The aircrafts launch had been delayed for days by fog, snow squalls and heavy seas. During the early 1940s, the US Navy embarked on a mission to survey and map the Antarctic coast. Base D, Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula, was established as the centre for the expeditions second year. The Mariner had to be lifted back onto the ship for repairs. It is a historical fact that Nazi Germany devoted significant resources to the exploration of Antarctica, and established a prewar presence there with its first mission in the Antarctic summer of 1938/1939. [5][13], On 28 January 1943 a meeting of the War Cabinet, chaired by Clement Attlee considered Foreign Office proposals to address what were seen as mounting Argentine encroachments on British territory. [80], Britain, on the other hand, continued the operation of the bases built during Operation Tabarin by transferring them to the newly established Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. Consider that in 1946-47, a new chamber was built in the heart of the majestic admirals chamber. Despite the fact that the Force included 4,700 men, 13 ships, and yet they did not heed 1946, they did not heed 1946. C/U jet-propelled RAD seaplane taking off from the USS Philippine to fly to the base camp. The United States refused to recognise any foreign territorial claims to Antarctica, initiating Operation Highjump. [18] He was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant Commander. An extraordinary 2006 Russian documentary was recently translated into English revealing new information about a US Navy Antarctica expedition in 1946/47. This victory was a key turning point in the war, and ultimately led to the Allied victory. He was best known for his Antarctica expeditions, which were most likely aided by airplanes and other technical resources. L/S as he is picked up by a boat. Though plausible, this is highly unlikely given that the US and USSR were still allies at the time of Operation Highjump, and had a common interest in finding and destroying any hidden Nazi base(s) in the South Atlantic. The six aircraft disappeared. [60] Port Stanley Town Hall, in which the Post Office was located, was destroyed by fire on 16 April. At the completion of the operation, more than 70,000 photos had been taken and over 1.5 million square miles of territory had been surveyed. The Western Group, commanded by Captain Charles A. The smaller Sikorsky HNS-1 accommodated a pilot and one passenger and had a range of 130 miles. Tail sections were dismantled and stored in the hope that a future expedition could reassemble the transports and use them again. The men successfully made the treka feat in itselfand were brought back to Pine Island by the rescue aircraft. A secondary objective was to increase knowledge of hydrographic, geographic, meteorological, geological and electromagnetic conditions of the area. Follow for the best reads from the historians behind World of Warships the free-to-play naval warfare game. In 1947, Admiral Richard E. Byrd led 4,000 military troops from the U.S., Britain and Australia in an invasion of Antarctica called "Operation Highjump", and at least one follow-up expedition. [73], The trip resulted in 250 kilograms (550lb) of lichen, fossil and rock samples, meteorological and glaciological measurements as well as corrections to Otto Nordenskjld's maps. According to a statement by Grand Admiral Donitz in 1943, the German submarine fleet is proud of having built for the Fhrer, in another part of the world, a Shangri-La land, an impregnable fortress." The expedition failed, but 71 years later, players have a chance for a rematch: in the mode, a team of 12 ships will face 12 flying saucers. [41] Waiting for them, to replace Bransfield, was HMS William Scoresby. Further Reading Battleship - is an extraterrestrial invasion possible? Admiral Byrds battle in Antarctica was a turning point in the war against the Axis powers. All footage can be viewed on the British Path website. Base B occupied one of the buildings. Although theyve discovered some interesting facts, theyve come up empty-handed when it comes to what Byrd had written in his diary. [7], In response, the British authorities sent the armed merchant cruiser Queen of Bermuda to patrol the area between South Georgia, the South Shetland Islands and Weddell Sea. Originally published on the official World of Warships site. He dropped a small American flag on the pole, and the explorers rode their horses back to Little America, where they landed safely at 10:31 a.m. [29], Marr's priorities were to find an expedition vessel and recruit suitably experienced volunteers. https://www.britishpathe.com/ There is a major problem with Sayersons quote. [9][10], The entry of Japan into the war in December 1941 increased the threat, with fear that Japan might seek to seize the Falkland Islands as a base in the South Atlantic. Our aim is the revive and preserve naval history! [14], Upon reaching Deception Island, Carnarvon Castle replaced the Argentinian flag with the Union Jack and placed four British Crown Land signs. [54] Port Lockroy began postmarking mail on 12 February, indicating the importance given to philatelic duties. Do we know about Hollow Earth, be it a conspiracy theory? During the mode, 12 ships are to be faced with flying saucers. [citation needed] New Swabia was explored by Germany in early 1939 and named after that expedition's ship, Schwabenland . According to Frank Joseph the USS Maddox was either a torpedo boat, or torpedo-carrying destroyer. He goes on to explain what may have happened to the Maddox mentioned in the Soviet report: A USS Maddox was indeed sunk by enemy action, but five years earlier by a German dive-bomber during the Allied invasion of Sicily. I have to warn my compatriots that the time has ended when we were able to take refuge in our isolation and rely on the certainty that the distances, the oceans, and the poles were a guarantee of safety. Operation Windmill (OpWml) was the United States Navy's Second Antarctica Developments Project, an exploration and training mission to Antarctica in 1947-1948. George 1s radioman Wendell Henderson, flight engineer Frederick Williams and navigator Maxwell Lopez had been killed. Upon landing it was judged advisable to remove the aircraft tires and only employ the skis. [37] Bransfield herself, with the rest of the expedition, was scheduled to sail on 6 November, but was delayed when leaking fresh water tanks had to be replaced. What happened to Adm. Byrd when he went to the South Pole? Had the Task Group penetrated the pack without eyes it would have arrived too late in the season to establish a base; then conduct an aerophotographic exploration of a hidden continent. While there is a possibility the report resulted from US disinformation fed to a known Soviet mole, the more likely explanation is that the report exposes the first known historical incident involving a battle between US naval forces and an unknown UFO force stationed near Antarctica. [11][12], In January 1942, Argentina's Comisin Nacional del Antrtico dispatched the transport ARAPrimero de Mayo to Deception Island, afterwards sailing to the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago and Winter Island. After they had been flying for three hours, the weather took a turn for the worse. During the American Revolution, a group of explorers led by Adm. Richard E. Byrd went to the facility known as the great unknown. During his expedition, which was the first to reach Antarctica, he penetrated 2,300 miles beyond the South Pole. Mount Flora behind. [70] On 23 February, a hut was built on Coronation Island to reinforce British claims to the area. The destructive technology used by the UFOs in the Soviet intelligence report was not something that had been developed by the defeated Nazis who had only shortly before been forced to retreat to the South Atlantic. In fact, the USS Maddox was the destroyer fired upon in the Gulf of Tonkin incident of 1964. On August 26, 1946, chief of U.S. naval operations Admiral Chester Nimitz announced that a massive combined military expedition dubbed Operation Highjump would be launched into Antarctica in December during summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Then the tractors, jeeps, M29 Weasels, bulldozers and other snow-track vehicles were unloaded. Ensuring that all the ice was removed from the propellers, wings and tail surfaces was also critical. The PBMs and R4Ds would play a major role in the objectives. A second, unstated objective was to prove Navy capabilities to President Harry Truman, who sought reductions in Americas postwar military budget. Determining the feasibility of establishing, maintaining, and utilizing bases in the Antarctic and investigating possible base sites; Developing techniques for establishing, maintaining, and utilizing, Amplifying existing stores of knowledge of, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 22:14. History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. [65], List of Winterers 1944[66][67][68][1] British Antarctic Survey Operation Tabarin List of personnel}}, On 6 December, William Scoresby returned to Station B bringing plants native to the Falklands and soil for Lamb to conduct a transplantation experiment, which ultimately failed due to low humidity and strong winds. Tabarin's existence became known to the outside world through a BBC announcement and press releases on 24 April. Jim Trautman is the author of Pan American Clippers: The Golden Age of Flying Boats and is currently working on a book about airship history, due next year from Firefly Books. Permission is granted to include extracts of this article on websites and email lists with a link to the original. Then the men would move inland to establish Little America IV, headquarters for Byrd and his six R4Ds. Battleship is an extraterrestrial invasion possible? [5], The important trade routes round Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope made the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean a particular target, with a corresponding threat to the Falkland Islands and its Dependencies. The two vessels arrived there on the afternoon of 11 February. The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. [74], Base B, Deception Island [66][75][76][1] British Antarctic Survey Operation Tabarin List of personnel}}, Base D, Hope Bay [66][78][76][1] British Antarctic Survey Operation Tabarin List of personnel}}, On 14 January 1946, William Scoresby, Fitzroy and 300-ton sealer Trepassey began evacuating the members of the expedition to the Falklands. Conducted by the Admiralty on behalf of the Colonial Office, its primary objective was to strengthen British claims to sovereignty of the British territory of the Falkland Islands Dependencies (FID), to which Argentina and Chile had made counter claims since the outbreak of war. [72] A sledging expedition from Hope was launched in August. A plaque honoring the three killed crewmen was later erected at the McMurdo Station research base,[13] and Mount Lopez on Thurston Island was named in honor of killed airman Maxwell A. Lopez. Our aim is the revive and preserve naval history! Through "Operation Paperclip," the Nazis infiltrated aerospace companies, banking, media, and the US government, including NASA and the CIA after WWII. Siple was the same Eagle Scout who accompanied Byrd on the previous Byrd Antarctic expeditions. During the first week of January 1956, an expedition led by Admiral Byrd made its way to the South Pole. Witnesses said that the Thule Society left Germany in March 1945 using flying saucers. His experience included participation in Shackleton's last expedition 1921-22, as an 18-year old; the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) 1929-30; and as a scientist on the Discovery Investigations 19281929, 19311933, 19351937. With Fitzroy now running low on coal and no suitable landing site having been found, Marr agreed that the expedition should make for Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, a well known safe harbour with several low rocky islets where the base could be built. It was also a key monitoring site during the International Geophysical Year of 1957. Participants of Operation Tabarin were awarded the Polar Medal in 1953. [42] She had very limited cargo capacity but the Falkland Islands Company vessel SS Fitzroy had also been assigned to the expedition to transport cargo and most of the personnel. [79], Among other accomplishments, it brought Chilean President Gabriel Gonzlez Videla to inaugurate one of its bases personally, and he thereby became the first head of state to set foot on the continent. According to reports, Medal of Honor recipient Richard E. Byrd allegedly claimed that he encountered a UFO while on a mission 70 years ago. Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japans nuclear attacks, are no more. The 1946-1947 U.S. military expedition to explore and map Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, is presented from its planning stages through its successful completion. There were very few materials in the archives, so the designers had to make their own drawings to further create in-game models. Besides photo equipment, each aircraft carried various instruments to search for mineral deposits and other geological features. In the German archives, our researchers found drawings of the flying saucers series, with innovative electromagnetic gravity engines. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The world' s first known battle between the United States military and an unknown UFO fleet based near Antarctica very likely occurred in 1947, and the general public has never learned about it until now. A variety of science and mapping work was carried out. L/S one of the ships of the task force. The War also threatened to reignite the longstanding Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute with neutral Argentina. This article is copyright and should not be added in its entirety on other websites or email lists without authors permission. Artwork, Jim Nichols. Other specialists recruited were surveyor Andrew Taylor, a Canadian with cold-weather experience; medical officer Eric Back; meteorologist Gordon Howkins; botanist Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, then working at the British Museum of Natural History; and two geologists, William Flett, from Glasgow University and Buck, who withdrew from the expedition before it left the UK; and wireless operator Norman Layther, a New Zealander. Was the Stalin era report disinformation deliberately fed to Soviet authorities by US intelligence? The Battle of Antarctica took place on the 3rd of March 1947, between the United States Navy and the remnants of the Third Reich off the coast of New Swabia, despite vastly out numbered the extremely advanced German aircraft managed to inflect heavy casualties on the Americans forcing them to withdraw, 51 VoiceofRapture 2 yr. ago I dig it! [3], The expedition was relieved in March 1946 by members of the newly formed Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). According to Hollow Earth theorists, Byrd met the ancient race beneath the surface of the South Pole. turbulent sea. The end of World War II led to renewed interest in the Antarctic region. This time, we will take a look at the. Admiral Byrd took four ships to Antarctica: the flagship USS Bear, the USS Snow Cruiser, the armed escort USS Wyatt Earp, and the supply ship USS Edisto. According to Byrd, his expeditions had resulted in the discovery of massive quantities of gold. The operation involved 13 ships, more than 4,700 personnel and a variety of aircraft, including newly purchased helicopters. Lieutenant Jim Cornish had the honor of flying the first helicopter in and out of Little America IV. On 3 February 1945, Fitzroy and the 550 ton sealer Eagle arrived at Port Lockroy, with Victor Russell and David James, Norman Bertram Marshall, Gordon Lockley, Frank White, Alan Reece, Thomas Donnachie and Norman Layther aboard. The naval contingent, known as Task Force 68, was commanded by Rear Adm. Richard H. Cruzen and Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd commanded the scientific and research elements, with six Douglas R4D-5L aircraft (Navy C-47As) at his disposal. In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earharts disappearance. Problems arose almost immediately and she had to put in to Portsmouth for repairs. Richard E. Byrd and the 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition, Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole, Pan American Clippers: The Golden Age of Flying Boats, https://www.historynet.com/operation-highjump-1946-47-expedition-to-explore-antarctica-from-the-air/, Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot, This A-List Actor Used His Celebrity to Promote Aviation. Michael E. Salla. [73], James Marr at Base A, Port Lockroy, 5 Nov 1944, Base A, Port Lockroy, Goudier Islet, Wiencke Island, 6 Jan 1945. The press was not able to hear what he had to say about Operation Highjump in the future. There has been no torpedo boat named Maddox in the US Navy. [63] During the winter the nine men practised skiing, prepared equipment for planned field trips and Taylor carried out local mapping work. The author of A Flight to the Land Beyond the North Pole describes a man with delicate features and years etched on his face. http://www.britishpathe.tv/FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/British Path also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. Researchers speculate about what really happened and why Robert Frost was silenced for decades. Why are humans not allowed to explore Antarctica? Hooley was taking up a two year post as wireless operator for the Government station on South Georgia and the family were only landed there once the priority objectives of establishing two Tabarin bases was achieved. [11], As with other U.S. Antarctic expeditions, interested persons were allowed to send letters with enclosed envelopes to the base, where commemorative cachets were added to their enclosures, which were then returned to the senders. [44] In addition to the expedition, the Fitzroy carried Tim Hooley, his wife and 14-year old daughter. In December 2004, an attempt was made to locate the remains of the plane. Its no secret that Richard Byrds exploration of the Antarctic continent in the 1930s is legendary. These were to dispatch the armed merchant cruiser HMSCarnarvon Castle to the Dependencies to make landings, carry out administrative activities and remove marks of Argentine claims, and, crucially, to establish permanently occupied bases at strategic locations. The world's first known battle between the United States military and an unknown UFO fleet based near Antarctica very likely occurred in 1947, and the general public has never learned about it until now. Unable to see the ground, pilot Ralph LeBlanc struck an object and tried to pull up, but the fuel tank ripped open and the aircraft crashed in a fireball. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.. When a lake was discovered in a large ice-free patch of land, a PBM landed to scoop up water samples. On January 17, 1947 at 0700 hours, Szehwach said: I and my shipmates in the pilothouse port side observed for several minutes the bright lights that ascended about 45 degrees into the sky very quickly We couldnt i.d., the lights, because our radar was limited to 250 miles in a straight line. The project was referred to as the Hauneburg Device, and later, for security, its name was shortened to Haunebu. According to the documents, a few prototypes were constructed but later disappeared under mysterious circumstances. In the field the expedition was under the authority of the Governor of the Falkland Islands, who received instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Hauneburg testing ground in Northwest Germany was well suited for this. According to Daniel Jackson, he attempted to download knowledge into his brain, but ONeill halted him. [16] It features Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in a scene where he is discussing Operation HIGHJUMP with admirals Byrd and Cruzen. Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Thousands of pieces of bamboo were carved and had orange flags attached to be used as route and landing zone markers. [5], Following a number of interdepartmental meetings, planning for an expedition to occupy sites in the Falkland Islands Dependencies (FID) started in May 1943. In 1947, Admiral Richard E. Byrd led 4,000 military troops from the U.S., Britain and Australia in an invasion of Antarctica called "Operation Highjump", and at least one follow-up expedition.
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