Operation Blue Jay

Operation Blue Jay
Operation Blue Jay
Production; company	United States Army Signal Corps
Release date	1953;
Country	United States
Language	English

Operation Blue Jay was the code name for the construction of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. It started as a secret project, but was made public in September 1952.

Documentary

Operation Blue Jay is a 1953 American short documentary film about the project. Master Sergeant Lester A. Marks was the sole cinematographer for this film when he worked for the US Signal Corps.^[2] It aired on television on the series The Big Picture.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Anzuoni, Robert (2010). "Signal Corps Produces Academy Award Winners". Army Communicator. Vol. 35, no. 2. p. 75. ISSN 0362-5745.
^ "Baltimore Sun: Lester A. Marks, 77, war hero, photographer, distance cycler". Baltimore Sun. May 26, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "NY Times: Operation Blue Jay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). October 4, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

External links

Operation Blue Jay at IMDb
The short film Big Picture: Operation Blue Jay is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Operation Blue Jay at the National Archives and Records Administration

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[1] Anzuoni, Robert (2010). "Signal Corps Produces Academy Award Winners". Army Communicator. Vol. 35, no. 2. p. 75. ISSN 0362-5745.

[Baltimore_Sun-2] "Baltimore Sun: Lester A. Marks, 77, war hero, photographer, distance cycler". Baltimore Sun. May 26, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[NY_Times-3] "NY Times: Operation Blue Jay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2008.

[Oscars1954-4] "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). October 4, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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