Operation Blue Jay

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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
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  • 1953 (1953)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Operation Blue Jay is a 1953 American short documentary film about the project. [2] Master Sergeant Lester A. Marks was the sole cinematographer for this film when he worked for the US Signal Corps. [3] It aired on television on the series The Big Picture .

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Anzuoni, Robert (2010). "Signal Corps Produces Academy Award Winners". Army Communicator. Vol. 35, no. 2. p. 75. ISSN   0362-5745.
  2. ↑ The Big Picture (June 18, 2016). Thule, Greenland Air Base Construction Operation Blue Jay 1953 US Army; The Big Picture TV 227 . Retrieved March 30, 2025– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore Sun: Lester A. Marks, 77, war hero, photographer, distance cycler". Baltimore Sun. May 26, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ "NY Times: Operation Blue Jay". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
  5. ↑ "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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