Operation Deep Freeze I (released 1957)

Operation Deep Freeze was a massive scientific expedition to Antarctica which began in 1955. This U.S. Navy documentary tells the story. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photographic Section, UM-26.

[@DavidRTribble]

My father was a junior officer on USS Wyandot during Operation Deep Freeze, and met Admiral Byrd. He still entertains us with his sea stories.

[@iabraves]

My dad also served on the USS Wyandot during Operation Deepfreeze. I have his maps of Antarctica, some photos of the ship and a certificate he received for serving during the operation.

[@pinktea3632]

Did he see the firmament?

[@lutfieabdullah1892]

Tell us more about the finding

[@lutfieabdullah1892]

Admiral byrd ever tell in interview that he found a land beyond Antarctic..is that true?

[@2eganja1]

@@lutfieabdullah1892 commenting for an update. Lol

[@daviddecarmo1456]

My father and grandfather both went together out of Pearl Harbor (Civil Service) sometime between 1956 and 1960 I believe. I have pictures of my Dad playing his saxophone and my grandfather playing the ukelele to entertain people. I have his patch from the Operation. I will be talking with him more about this in the coming weeks during his 75th birthday celebration.

[@readie10145]

David DeCarmo I am interested in knowing his story mate👍

[@LaRedPDX]

Me too‼️🤗

[@pinktea3632]

Did he ever mention what he saw or if he saw the firmament?

[@eg769]

!notify

[@saintdamien8290]

And we never heard from daviddecarmo1456 again. Hmmmmm.....did the men n black get to him???

[@clauspetersen5467]

The mission "High Jump" in 1947 was planed for 6 month and there was a fight between Admiral Bird s marine and the rest of german submarines and flying disk , and Mr. Bird was interrupting his mission after 1 month , because he lost aeroplanes and warships....that was in 1947 ...the second expedition you are looking at that video....

[@mikeray1544]

You Germans sometimes think too mutch-lol

[@Th3BigBoy]

@@iplayndirt1125 muthc

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

Bullshit. High Jump wasn't even the first US expedition out to Antarctica, it was the fourth. After High Jump, there was a 5th called "Windmill" and Deep Freeze was the 6th, which Byrd was not even apart of. There were also other expeditions taking place by multiple different nations.. why are there no stories of any of them "fighting german submarines and flying disks"? Use some damn logic.

[@Hurst41]

My father was an Air Force cameraman for this project. His name was Johnnie M. Kelly, I do not remember his rank at that time but he went on to become an E9.

[@elizabethanderson1701]

Jim Kelly My father went down in the late 50's --- his name was Edward Roy Ray-- as a reporter from the Hartford Courant. I believe it was one of the highlights of his career.

[@Hurst41]

I imagine it was. My father was very proud of that project.

[@sirdouglashaig967]

My grandfather was in this as well, his name was Perley LeClair Jr. he didn't tell me much of what he did however

[@LaRedPDX]

So cool and fascinating!! Thanks 🙏🏽 for sharing. ❤️️If only we knew all the secrets regarding all of this.

[@clauspetersen5467]

And who was the fighting enemy ? Who destroyd half of those war ship and aeroplane ?

[@BrianWhitmerMusic]

What an unexpected treat to find this film on KZbin. My father, Richard Whitmer, was part of the wintering over crew of Deep Freeze One. He went down to The Ice two more times after that, I believe (maybe three), and he was never more proud of anything in his life. I'll always regret that I never interviewed him extensively about those experiences.

[@donnawebster1538]

Hi Brian. My father was a part of Operaton Deep Freeze 2 and I too wish I had more of a written history of his role. We have some wonderful photos of him on the ice.

[@jasoncamacho4855]

Donna Webster interesting

[@truthisstrangerthanfiction]

I took care of a guy named Floyd Chapin who was on this expedition. He died in 2018. His daughter said the family had artifacts from Antarctica. I’m still shocked I was able to meet and help someone who was on an expedition I’m obsessed with. Rip FLOYD

[@aceboy6232]

Oh dam

[@davidlee3499]

Wait... this isn't TNO?

[@miyazonokaori6331]

yes this isn't TNO

[@imnottheprincess1513]

Firmament??

[@ItsHollowfied]

Indeed

[@TheDirector_]

Yes

[@muggachase407]

Earth is flat

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

This type of mass ignoramus behavior is much more interesting than what is going on in Antarctica.

[@occam7382]

Who else came here after seeing Epentibi's Operation: Deep Freeze video? Edit: Also, what the hell are with all these comments about firmaments and flat Earth? That is not an ice wall or firmament or whatever at 14:22. It's most likely the Ross Ice Shelf we're seeing.

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

Lots of scientifically ignorant people out there. Hopefully they go further in their research and see how ridiculous the Flat Earth/ice wall thing is

[@fletcher3913]

That was a great program. Thanks for posting it.

[@skyetic5775]

10:50 I imagine they must have said “dang this stuff is 50 years old” and then we’re watching them saying “dang this is some old footage.” And then in the future people are gonna be looking at these comments and say” dang this comment is 50 years old. So if you think about it time is a singular point

[@RIPTIDE2034]

14:22 flat earth scares me because if this is real that means a whole lot of other things are real...and a whole lot of other things are defiantly not real...both are equally terrifying to me and sad..

[@standingfortruth4043]

Actually truth is rather comforting and freeing. Knowing there is God who loves you and cares for you when you call on His name is awesome, but prince of this world (Satan) will do anything to keep you from finding that truth so no wonder everything is so twisted from media to education and so on. But as it's writen seek and you'll find, God bless you my friend

[@occam7382]

It's a good thing that flat Earth is a complete and utter myth, then.

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

Be careful. From what I've seen, Flat Earth makes people so open minded, their brains start falling out.. believing that other planets are just lights in the sky, nuclear energy is not real and other really crazy sh**. They basically lose all trust in science and anyone connected to any scientific field of study, which is scarily dangerous. Asking questions and seeking knowledge is great but try not to lose hold of reality and common sense (like most Flat Earthers) along the way.

[@throwsbear4334]

14:22 wtf what is that that looks like a wall

[@mossbackbear]

I thought that was odd too.

[@juggbaby4Prez]

It's the dome the edge of the earth

[@mansurian6403]

Dayum just noticed icewall

[@jholmes779]

Could the same be said for 18:06 😮

[@darrellgregory8682]

I wintered over in 60-61 opeation deep freeze and it was something that I wouldn't trade for anything but would not do it again. I was very adverturvious and did a lot of things that I got in trouble for but had a great time during the summer. The winter was a cold and lonley place but was very interesting with the southern lights. What a place. I was at McMurdo Sound but got to go to Bird and Pole staions on flights. What a beautiful place.

[@WaynettePorter]

My Dad was on the USS Arneb in 61-62. And I just found a copy of the Operation Deep Freeze 61 Task Force 43 cruise book. It's a PDF. www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/Seabee/Cruisebooks/postwwiicruisebooks/antarctica-cruisebooks/DEEPFREEZE%2061%20TASK%20FORCE%2043%20%201961.pdf

[@censoredwisdom]

what did you do? is the earth flat

[@simonkehoe2676]

If food left there half a century ago was still fresh enough to eat. What happens to all the penguins that die there? Are there preserved frozen penguins everywhere?

[@LaRedPDX]

Polar bears 🐻 and killer whales 🐳 get them LOL

[@ChuckBeefOG]

Pengsicles for everyone.

[@arnoldaustin5745]

The 2nd time The US visited Antarctica we got Our asses kicked by 2 alien scout ships that shot at our ship vessels and sunked our ships killing many under Admiral Byrd's Fleet... You wont hear about this. We were warned to never returned but we did...

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

So, the US Navy 'got their asses kicked by 2 alien scout ships". But apparently the dozens of other countries that also sent expeditions out to Antarctica didn't meet the same fate. And, somehow, after all this chaos in this polar space battle, the US and every other nation continued to send expeditions to Antarctica right after with no issues.. to the point where, today, there are a ton of permanent bases on the continent that are inhabitated by scientists from every nation all year round.. and those alien scouts just let them be... No sinking of any bases or ships since this event "you won't hear about". Makes sense. 👍🏽

[@zanelile8192]

I was there in 1958&59 in uss wyandot aka 92 and in 1959/60 in Uss Glacier agb 4.

[@ProfessorSlump]

what was that thing that looked like a massive ice wall at 14:22? that looks odd...

[@lucaschadwick7015]

the firmament

[@occam7382]

That was probably the Ross Ice Shelf.

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

Yeah, let's pretend not to see the body of water right next to what is clearly the edge of the continent..

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

@@Marijana-3 I've heard many a Flat Earther bring that up before. Without properly explaining why his trip around Antarctica was delayed so long. What's more interesting is you folk seem to choose to believe that Cook circumnavigated Antarctica, but you ignore all the other purported circumnavigations over the poles themselves. Where people have reported literally flying over the South Pole in a straight line path that led them to the North. It's almost as if you are picking and choosing what you want to see and believe. Just like you clearly did with this video.

[@TMashMelow]

ICE WALL

[@ItsHollowfied]

14:22

[@izzyhzzy]

lol .. you can see it

[@RIPTIDE2034]

This is some scary shit ...

[@MiracleFound]

My father was on the Wyandotte.

[@brcrdsb]

Sure, like other 100 comentators

[@NeeBflatearth]

"A Genesis Takeoff"

[@chrisbliss7]

1:05 holy crap it's a oblate spheroid LOL #fakespace #flatearth #nasalies

[@yowtrucking3914]

I was station on the Us Coast Guard cutter Glacier wagb 4 in df-80 and 81

[@ChuckBeefOG]

Is the earth a globe or flat as a pancake.

[@DTA-me3kv]

what are they doing there now???

[@JD-ti1zy]

Guarding the wall

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

I really hope you guys are small children.. if not, this is truly sad.

[@Quandary121]

Byrd an old-timer he was in his 40tys

[@ZackWolfMusic]

Where is the attic wall?

[@karactroopduke6413]

chris johnson is around flat Earth bro

[@ariodhilla]

I know it from Flat earth conspr

[@Jack-bf6hv]

ario dhilla technically it’s the globe theory conspiracy, flat earth is fact.

[@aldinoindra2742]

@@Jack-bf6hv Amen for that !

[@pedoguy9348]

@@Jack-bf6hv the earth isn’t flat

[@Jack-bf6hv]

@@pedoguy9348 not literally flat, no. All bodies of water are level and parallel to each other and the land protrudes through whilst also acting as a container for the bodies of water. The land is at measured inclinations from the average sea level, although several American states are very close to being flat, and Holland is known for few hills. But to distinguish from the silly childish ball theory it’s easier and quicker to say earth is flat.

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

​@@Jack-bf6hvThe guy peddling a personal pan pizza planet model is calling the idea of a spherical Earth "childish". Yikes.

[@ariesradke6193]

woah. they froze the ocean. godzilla is real

[@MorelifeJ]

I’m starting to believe the earth is flat 14:22 alone… than remember they taught you what’s on the inside of the earth how would they know we only have dug 8 miles down our text books are art projects

[@jholmes779]

Cause I attempted to see “underneath” 🥴

[@pedoguy9348]

The earth isn’t flat

[@JohnDoe-xu6uu]

It's Square.

[@babythuglife]

I’ve heard about that

[@standingfortruth4043]

Some day we will all see, but you can now seek truth and you'll find it.. God bless

[@yodabbadabba3770]

Is your name really pedoguy?? That’s wild asf

[@FromUpNorth9345]

Did they discover God’s firmament during deep freeze?

[@ahuramazda32]

no

[@Espinbeats]

Yes

[@ahuramazda32]

@@Espinbeats lol. Lies

[@NeeBflatearth]

YES 😀

[@ricianojhezkaler750]

Yeas they did

[@MewTube-o4l]

Such mockery with GLobetards,, its time for truth to take over and justice

[@lollol008]

What did they find there?

[@standingfortruth4043]

Sadly most people won't experience truth untill it gets too late.. World leaders will always do best to hide truth from people and even more sad most people don't even bother wanting to know truth. People have sheep mentality so they choose to go with heard rather than to stand on their own and by the truth.

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

Shouldn't you be able to properly formulate a complete sentence before you basically call someone else a retard..?

[@alexhartley3471]

whole lotta white people

[@LaRedPDX]

Whole lotta black people in Africa‼️ Detroit, too‼️😃

[@bradhouston3796]

313 baby

[@kukuruku12346]

Yeah, so?

[@bdc211]

so whered the nazi fighter saucers go at this time.....🤔

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

Back into your imagination.

[@bdc211]

​@@DannyTruthMagnified just remember, you CHOSE denial...

[@DannyTruthMagnified]

@@bdc211 Yeah, I deny your Nazi fantasies. They got their ass handed to them by the Allied Powers and the rest were brought on by the US government with Operation Paperclip. There is zero proof of your Nazi UFO high tech fantasy. But you can keep believe it if it makes you feel better.

[@BeanOfBean]

Those were looted during Highjump and subsequent operations (1946-48). Operation Deep Freeze is when things started really getting ramped up.