Washington USA-1938: Radio Controlled Plane Ascending Into A Cloudless Sky While

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

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Radio Controlled Plane Ascending Into A Cloudless Sky While — Clip Details

WASHINGTON USA-1938: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a radio-controlled model plane taking off from a flat, open field under a cloudless sky. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the small aircraft ascending into the air while a group of onlookers, dressed in period attire, watch from the ground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with visible grain, scratches, and a narrow frame border, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century recreational hobby. The scene reflects early aviation enthusiasm and amateur model flying as a popular pastime.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121487195

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: 1930s Washington home-movie footage suited to requests for early model aviation, radio-controlled aircraft recreation, or amateur hobby scenes.
Period detail: The small model plane, open field, and distant spectators may show a late-1930s recreational flying meet, supported by the supplied 1938 Washington metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal spectator view, with distant onlookers and a handheld camera following a small plane rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small model airplane, flat open ground or sky, a blurred standing figure, distant spectator heads, heavy frame borders, and film scratches.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm image has soft focus, strong grain, gate edges, vertical scratches, and brief motion blur that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for amateur aviation, model-plane hobbies, or prewar leisure culture.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests early hobby aviation interest through a small aircraft watched in an open outdoor setting, without identifying a specific event or group.
Research note: People appear only as distant or blurred figures, but likeness review may still be needed; copyright and any location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1938 8mm model airplane, Washington radio-controlled plane, prewar hobby aviation, and home movie spectators watching flight.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel model-plane footage, then other 1938 Washington outdoor scenes, then broader clips of amateur aviation or recreational hobbies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing a small model airplane and a blurred standing figure in an open outdoor area. — A small model aircraft passes near a blurred figure in the open field.

1938 Washington frame with distant onlookers along the bottom edge as the camera looks across a flat outdoor scene. — Distant spectators watch from the edge of the frame.

Soft black-and-white 8mm frame with a tiny pale model-plane shape against a mostly empty outdoor background. — The small aircraft is barely visible against the open background.

1938 Washington home-movie frame where a tiny model aircraft appears low in a largely empty outdoor view. — A tiny model plane remains visible near the lower part of the frame.

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