Khartoum Sudan-1969: Blue Cessna Airplane Taxiing on Dirt Runway with Passengers

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Blue Cessna Airplane Taxiing on Dirt Runway with Passengers — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 shows a blue and silver single-engine Cessna airplane with registration 5Y-AHZ on a dirt runway. The aircraft, a classic light plane, is seen taxiing and then stationary as three people gather nearby—a man in a suit, another in casual attire, and a woman in a striped shirt—suggesting a pre-flight inspection or discussion. The scene captures the era's aviation culture with authentic film grain, color shifts, and a handheld perspective, evoking a sense of mid-century travel and exploration in a remote location.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122682248

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 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: Khartoum, Sudan 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1960s East African light aviation, dirt-runway travel, or small-aircraft ground movement in Khartoum.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage, high-wing Cessna-style aircraft, dirt runway, and 1969 Khartoum metadata place the scene in late-1960s regional air travel.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld viewpoint and brief passenger gathering suggest a traveler or companion filming an informal ground moment rather than a staged aviation sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue and silver high-wing airplane, dirt runway, scrubby horizon, partial registration lettering, wing struts, wheels, and people near the aircraft.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, blue color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld movement that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, travel transition, aviation cutaway, or memory beat before or after scenes of arrival, departure, or field travel.
Historical context: The scene shows small-aircraft ground activity and social interaction around a plane, offering visual context for civilian travel in Khartoum without implying a specific event.
Research note: People and aircraft markings are visible, so likeness, registration, and possible aircraft-operator identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Searches this may match include 1969 Khartoum 8mm airplane, Sudan dirt runway home movie, blue Cessna taxiing, and vintage African light aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Khartoum material, then broader Sudan travel, airport, and small-aircraft archive scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blue and silver light aircraft taxiing on a dirt runway in 1969 Khartoum footage, seen from a handheld 8mm viewpoint. — A blue and silver single-engine airplane moves along the dirt runway.

Side view of the blue and silver light aircraft on a Khartoum dirt runway, with partial registration lettering visible on the fuselage. — The aircraft is seen side-on as it rolls or pauses on the runway.

Closer 8mm frame of the blue and silver aircraft in Khartoum, showing the wing strut, front landing gear, and partial registration lettering. — A closer pass shows the aircraft body, strut, and landing gear.

Three people stand near the tail of the blue and silver aircraft in the 1969 Khartoum home-movie footage. — People gather beside the stationary aircraft near the tail section.

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