The three Navy airmen who in 1946 became the first U.S. read more
Also, we need to view Operation Highjump in the context of the time. I find it quite strange that the US mounted a major military expedition to Antarctica just a few years after World War Two. read more
After the operation ended, a follow-up Operation Windmill returned to the area in order to provide ground-truthing to the aerial photography of Highjump from 1947-1948. Finn Ronne also financed a private operation to the same territory until 1948. read more