Mystery AtlasRichard Byrd
US Navy rear admiral and polar explorer who commanded Operation Highjump in 1946-47; a 1947 interview warning of trans-polar Soviet bomber capability was later recontextualised by conspiracy claims, and a fabricated 1960s diary was falsely attributed to him.
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Events
- Operation Highjump1946-1947
Richard Byrd was led by Operation Highjump.
Documents & Sources
- The Missing Diary of Admiral Richard E. Byrd1964 onward
Richard Byrd is credited with The Missing Diary of Admiral Richard E. Byrd — Falsely attributed to Byrd; historians and Byrd scholars reject its authenticity, tracing it instead to 1960s occult fiction.
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