Washington USA-1938: Model Airplane Flying Across Overcast Sky

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Model Airplane Flying Across Overcast Sky — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 showing a small model airplane flying across a gray, overcast sky. The grainy black-and-white film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with visible scratches and film grain. The aircraft appears as a tiny silhouette, moving from left to right across the frame. The final frame shows motion blur, suggesting rapid movement or camera shake. This archival footage captures a nostalgic moment of early aviation hobbyism, likely filmed by an amateur enthusiast in Washington, USA.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121487159

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s-era archival requests needing a brief model-airplane or amateur aviation hobby insert from Washington home-movie footage.
Period detail: The small hand-launched-looking aircraft and black-and-white 8mm texture may show prewar hobby aviation filmed from an open outdoor location.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries unstaged home-movie value through its simple tracking of a tiny model plane and a brief glimpse of a young person near the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gray sky, tiny model airplane silhouettes, heavy frame edges, film scratches, open landscape, brushy ground, and a young person at the end.
Film character: Grain, scratches, gate shadows, soft exposure, and slight blur give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, memory beat, or visual note for hobby aviation and outdoor family-film material.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests amateur model-airplane activity in an open Washington landscape without identifying a specific event or site.
Research note: A visible face appears in the final frame, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and source-format assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1938 Washington 8mm model airplane, black-and-white home movie aviation hobby, and prewar amateur aircraft footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then Washington 1938 outdoor footage, then other 1930s model-airplane or amateur aviation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a small model airplane against an overcast sky with visible grain and gate shadows. — A small model airplane appears against the gray sky.

Small model airplane silhouetted in a gray Washington sky, recorded on grainy black-and-white 8mm footage. — The model airplane moves across the open sky.

The model airplane appears farther across the gray sky in a scratched 1938 Washington home-movie frame. — The aircraft remains a small silhouette in the sky.

A young person appears in the final Washington 8mm frame, standing before open ground and distant low horizon. — A young person briefly enters the frame near the end of the clip.

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