Operation Windmill (OpWml) was the United States Navy's Second Antarctica Developments Project, an exploration and training mission toAntarctica in 1947–1948. This operation was a follow-up to the First Antarctica Development Project known asOperation Highjump (1946–1947). The expedition was commanded by CommanderGerald L. Ketchum, USN, and the flagship of Task Force 39 was the icebreakerUSSBurton Island.
Missions during Operation Windmill varied including supply activities, helicopter reconnaissance of ice flows, scientific surveys, underwater demolition surveys, and convoy exercises.Malcolm Davis collected live animals, such as penguins and leopard seals, for zoological studies.[1]
The icebreakerUSS Edisto (AG-89) sailed on 1 November 1947 for the Panama Canal to rendezvous with theBurton Island for the expedition.[2][3]
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