Washington USA-1938: Radio Control Plane Club Testing Flights

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

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Radio Control Plane Club Testing Flights — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1938, showing a radio-controlled model airplane performing flight tests. The grainy, high-contrast film captures the small aircraft soaring against a bright sky, with vintage automobiles and spectators visible below. Men in period attire, including hats, observe the test flight in an open outdoor area. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: film grain, edge distortion, and natural motion blur, offering authentic archival material for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121487237

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: Supports archival requests for 1930s U.S. amateur aviation, radio-control hobby activity, model aircraft testing, and period spectators in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Visible clues include 1930s-style automobiles, men in hats and shirtsleeves, an open testing area, and a small model airplane seen against a bright sky.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observer's home-movie perspective, following the small aircraft and nearby spectators as the test flight unfolds without staged posing.
What appears in frame: The frames show a model airplane in flight, parked vintage cars, men watching from the ground, open sky, a dusty field, and heavy film gate edges.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows pronounced grain, high contrast, vertical scratches, soft focus, handheld framing, and exposure shifts typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for early radio-control hobby culture, model aviation, or prewar American leisure activity.
Historical context: The clip appears to document a small club or informal group watching radio-controlled model aircraft tests in Washington, United States, in 1938 as supported by metadata.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos are evident, but copyright, privacy, and any location or property issues should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1938 Washington model airplane test, 1930s radio control plane club, vintage 8mm amateur aviation, and prewar hobby footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1938 Washington material, then with radio-control, model aviation, vintage cars, or outdoor club scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Washington, United States, 1938, a radio-controlled model airplane appears in flight above parked cars and a few spectators. — Model airplane passes over a line of parked cars while spectators watch from below.

A small model aircraft flies over a row of 1930s-era cars as a hat-wearing spectator stands in the foreground. — A spectator stands near parked cars as the model aircraft crosses the sky.

Men in period clothing move across an open field near vintage automobiles during the Washington radio-control plane test. — Spectators walk through the field near parked cars during the flying activity.

A model airplane appears low in the frame over a distant group of spectators, with heavy 8mm grain and scratches visible. — The model aircraft is seen low over the horizon with spectators gathered below.

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