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The USS Burton Island (AG-88) and the USS Edisto (AG-89) Breaking Ice
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Author: Unknown..Subject: Operation Windmill..Type: Photographic print. Exterior. Aerial..Date: 1947..Topic: Aerial photographs. Research expeditions. Scientific expeditions. Snow. Ice. Icebreakers (Ships). Ice breaking operations..Standard number: SIA2010-0658..Physical description: Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Aerial; Exterior; Medium: Photographic print..Notes: Image located in Robert B. Klaverkamp's collection. Klaverkamp, an enlisted Naval Correspondent, participated in Operation Windmill. Malcolm Davis, zookeeper at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, was also on the expedition and was assigned to the Icebreaker USS Edisto (AG-89) with the express purpose of collecting penguins, other birds, and leopard seals..Summary: Image of the USS Burton Island (AG-88) and the USS Edisto (AG-89) breaking ice in Antarctica, for Operation Windmill. The USS Burton Island can be seen to the left of the image with the crew standing on deck. The USS Edisto is in the bottom of the image and it is connected to the USS Burton by a rope. The caption at the bottom of the image reads: "Operation Iceikle." Operation Windmill (1947-1948) was an expedition established by the Chief of Naval Operations to train personnel, test equipment, and reaffirm American interests in Antarctica..Place: Antarctica..Persistent URL:Link to data base record ( http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!sichronology&uri=full=3100001~!12445~!0#focus ) ..Repository:Smithsonian Archives - History Div..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu )
Operation Highjump was a naval task force organized by the United States Navy in 1946-47 and led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. The mission of the task force was to establish a scientific research base in Antarctica and conduct exploratory missions in the area. The task force was composed of over 4,000 personnel and 13 ships, including an aircraft carrier, and was one of the largest expeditions to Antarctica in history. The operation was controversial, with some suggesting that it was a military operation disguised as a scientific research mission. However, the official reason for the expedition was to explore and map the area, as well as to study the geology, biology, and meteorology of Antarctica. Operation Windmill was the United States Navy's Second Antarctica Developments Project, an exploration and training mission to Antarctica in 1947–1948. This operation was a follow-up to the First Antarctica Development Project known as Operation Highjump. While there is no evidence to suggest that Operation Highjump or Operation Windmill had any connection to Nazis or UFOs, there is a conspiracy theory that claims exactly that.
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