Operation Windmill

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 icebreaker USS Edisto (AG-89) sailed on 1 November 1947 for the Panama Canal to rendezvous with the Burton Island for the expedition.

[2][3] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Coast Guard.

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Supplies for the Windmill Expedition, 1947