Beale Afb California USA-1981: Aerial Footage Of U.S. Air Force Kc-135 Stratotanker In Flight

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Year1981
Decade1980s
LocationBeale Afb, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1981 California

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Aerial Footage Of U — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Beale AFB, California, 1981, showing a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in flight. The clip opens with a close-up of the aircraft's underside and refueling boom, then transitions to wide shots of the four-engine jet soaring through a clear blue sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural wear, capturing authentic mid-1980s military aviation from a personal perspective. Ideal for historical documentaries, aviation content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 122870286

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: 1981 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: Beale Afb, California, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1980s U.S. military aviation requests needing real 8mm footage of a KC-135 Stratotanker near Beale AFB for documentary inserts or editorial context.
Period detail: The four-engine jet, refueling boom, film stock color, and metadata-supported 1981 Beale AFB setting place the footage in early-1980s U.S. Air Force aviation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the immediacy of a bystander or aircraft-adjacent home-movie view, following the tanker from close underside detail to distant sky shots.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a refueling boom, aircraft underside, clear blue sky, four jet engines, swept wings, landing gear, tail markings, and soft frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows blue-heavy color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that read as authentic home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief aviation insert, military-base transition, refueling-context cutaway, or period memory beat in an early-1980s sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a large U.S. Air Force tanker in open sky, emphasizing aircraft form and refueling equipment rather than personnel or base activity.
Research note: Military markings and possible aircraft identifiers should be reviewed for editorial use; copyright, trademark, and government-property considerations remain separate.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1981 Beale AFB 8mm KC-135 Stratotanker, U.S. Air Force tanker home movie, and aerial refueling boom footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Beale AFB or 1981 California aviation footage, then broader U.S. military aircraft and airbase material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 Beale AFB 8mm frame showing the underside of a U.S. Air Force KC-135-type tanker and refueling boom hardware. — Close underside detail of the tanker and refueling boom assembly.

Wide 8mm view of a U.S. Air Force tanker in flight over Beale AFB, California, supported by the clip metadata. — The tanker passes at a distance in clear sky.

Side profile of the four-engine tanker in flight.

Closer 8mm frame of a U.S. Air Force tanker with landing gear down and refueling boom extended near Beale AFB in 1981. — Tanker shown with landing gear lowered and boom extended.

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