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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "NY Times: Operation Blue Jay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 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). Retrieved May 30, 2019.

External links[edit]

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. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[NY_Times-3] "NY Times: Operation Blue Jay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 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). Retrieved May 30, 2019.

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