Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Plane Flying Over Body Of Water In Black And White

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationLeyte Gulf, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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Plane Flying Over Body Of Water In Black And White — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a small aircraft flying over a body of water in black and white. The grainy, high-contrast image shows the plane in motion across a cloudy sky, with a distant shoreline visible below. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 home movie characteristics—film grain, scratches, and a slightly faded look—evoking a sense of wartime history and personal memory. This authentic wartime aerial view is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123138115

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1944 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: Leyte Gulf, Philippines 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: 1940s 8mm wartime-era water-and-sky aviation insert for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing brief home-movie views from Leyte Gulf.
Period detail: The frames show a small propeller aircraft over water and a low shoreline, with black-and-white 8mm texture consistent with the supplied 1944 Leyte Gulf metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a brief, observer-shot moment, holding on the aircraft from a distant shoreline or vessel perspective rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small aircraft silhouette, cloudy sky, open water, a distant low shoreline, heavy frame borders, dust specks, scratches, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, soft focus, flicker, scratches, and dark gate edges that read as physical 8mm wartime home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short aviation cutaway, transition beat, or atmospheric insert within a larger World War II Pacific or home-front memory sequence.
Historical context: The visual context is limited to an aircraft over water near a distant shore, so broader wartime meaning should be tied to verified collection notes rather than the frames alone.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, aircraft identification, and military-context claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s 8mm aircraft over water, Leyte Gulf Philippines home movie, black-and-white wartime plane footage, and Pacific theater aviation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel material, then with verified 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, then with broader 1940s Pacific water, shoreline, and aircraft archive scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a small aircraft silhouette above water, with a low shoreline under a cloudy sky. — A small aircraft passes above water near a distant shoreline.

Black-and-white 8mm view of a small aircraft over Leyte Gulf, with cloudy sky and a faint horizon below. — The aircraft appears as a dark silhouette against the cloudy sky.

1944 8mm frame from Leyte Gulf showing a blurred aircraft silhouette against clouds above a low water horizon. — A blurred aircraft shape crosses the sky above the water horizon.

Black-and-white 8mm Leyte Gulf frame showing a small aircraft silhouette over cloudy sky with prominent film wear. — The aircraft remains visible as a dark shape in a worn 8mm frame.

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