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nntiintii8-1.       Project Jenny - The Navy's Blue Eagle Television Network

                                     by LCDR C. R. Smith, USN and LTJG R. A. Rollins, USN

nntiintii8-2.       OASU Flying 'Mercy Missions' In Vietnam

                                     This article, from the Pax River "TESTER" dated November 5th, 1965, is about Blue Eagle I

                                     deploying to Vietnam to do relay broadcast of the World Series. The mercy mission, of

                                     course, was bringing baseball to the troops.

nntiin tii8-3.       Blue Eagle News Photos from Andrews AFB

                                     Newspaper clipping, probably from the "Pax River TESTER" showing Blue Eagle I and an

                                     inside photo of one of the TV birds during construction at Andrews during the Oct/Nov

                                     1965 time frame.

nntiin tii8-4.       Patuxent Planes Carry TV to Troops in Vietnam

                                     Newspaper clipping from late (probably December) 1965 about the Blue Eagle I being

                                     deployed to Vietnam to Broadcast the World Series.

nntii ntii8-5.       Armed Forces Radio-Television Vietnam Schedule

                                     Probably printed in one of the Vietnamese newspapers.

nnti intii8-6.       "Oceanographic Air Survey Unit Times, " Vol. 1, Issue 2 "Television Comes to Vietnam"

                                     Article from the OASU Times dated March 1, 1966 talking about the establishment

                                     of TV broadcasting in South Vietnam and a quote by Rep. Charles Chamberlain R-Mich

                                     discussing the value of providing TV broadcasts to the South Vietnamese.

nnti intii8-7.       OASU Moves Operations into the Delta Region and Orphanage Assistance

                                     A two-page article from the "Pax River TESTER" dated January 9, 1967 talking about moving

                                     broadcast operations into the delta region of South Vietnam in October 66. Article includes

                                     great shot of Chiefs Naylor and Smithers at the TV control console, additional information

                                     included about OASU wives helping Vietnam War orphans.

nntiin tii8-8.       "The Fantastic Flight of the Blue Eagle "

                                     From Electronics Illustrated for May 1966.  This article published in "Electronics Illustrated,"

                                     May 1966 is discusses individuals in the short wave listener community picking up Voice of

                                     the Blue Eagle test broadcasts that were performed in 1965 flying Blue Eagle I out of Andrews

                                     AFB. Despite the negative government tone, the article provides some interesting reading.

nntiin tii8-9.         From OASU Detachment WESTPAC

                                    An article from the "OASU Time" dated May 1, 1967 discussing the goings on in the life of the

                                    WESTPAC crew.

nimi tii8-10.      "Television on the Wing"

                                     A four-page article published in "TV Guide, February 1, 1967" contains great photos and

                                     information.

Project Jenny

8.  Documents and Clippings