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.
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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. 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 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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