Beale Afb California USA-1981: Blue And White Large Air Force Plane With Star And People

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

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Blue And White Large Air Force Plane With Star And People — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1981 at Beale AFB, California, showing a large white U.S. Air Force transport plane on the tarmac under a clear blue sky. The tail features the number 90013 and an American flag, with the star insignia visible on the fuselage. Ground crew and personnel stand near the aircraft, which has its cargo ramp lowered. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, capturing a moment of military aviation activity during a sunny day.

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: 122870523

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

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1980s archival requests involving U.S. military aviation, Air Force base activity, large transport aircraft, or editorial cutaways of Cold War-era tarmac operations.
Period detail: The Super 8 source, 1981 metadata, high-tail U.S. Air Force aircraft markings, star insignia, and period color stock support an early-1980s military aviation setting at Beale AFB.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor or bystander position, lingering on the aircraft tail, fuselage, open ramp, and small groups of personnel rather than staging a formal aviation scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large white Air Force aircraft, tail number 90013, U.S. flag marking, star-and-bar insignia, open cargo ramp, tarmac, blue sky, and personnel near the plane.
Film character: The clip has a home-movie film texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, saturated blue sky, and handheld framing across the short tarmac view.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an aviation insert, military-base transition, establishing cutaway, or brief memory beat within a sequence about Air Force travel or base life.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a large U.S. military aircraft on an active base apron, with personnel nearby and the lowered ramp suggesting ground access or display activity.
Research note: Human likenesses, U.S. military insignia, tail markings, and aircraft identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright before commercial or sensitive use.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1981 8mm Beale AFB aircraft footage, U.S. Air Force transport plane on tarmac, military base home movie, or vintage Air Force cargo ramp scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Beale AFB 1981 footage, then broader 1980s U.S. Air Force aircraft, runway, and military travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 Beale AFB footage showing the tail of a large white U.S. Air Force aircraft with flag and tail number markings. — The camera frames the aircraft tail and rear fuselage against a clear sky.

Large white U.S. Air Force aircraft parked at Beale AFB, with tail markings, wing, landing gear, and tarmac visible. — The aircraft is seen from the rear side while parked on the base apron.

1981 Beale AFB view of a large U.S. Air Force aircraft with open cargo ramp and several people standing nearby. — Personnel gather near the lowered ramp beneath the aircraft fuselage.

Wide 1981 Beale AFB home-movie frame showing a large white U.S. Air Force aircraft, open ramp, engines, and people on the tarmac. — A wider angle shows the aircraft, its ramp area, and several people on the sunny tarmac.

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