Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Man Uses Signal On Ship To An Airplane In The Sky

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

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Man Uses Signal On Ship To An Airplane In The Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a wartime scene at Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The sequence opens with a small airplane flying across a cloudy sky, its silhouette visible against the overcast backdrop. The view then shifts to a large naval ship on the water, its structure faintly visible through the aged film grain. In the final frames, a shirtless man stands on a vessel, operating a large searchlight or signal device, with the ship's deck and distant fleet in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: grainy texture, faded colors, and natural film imperfections, offering a rare glimpse into Pacific Theater naval operations during World War II.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 123138120

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: No
Audible music: No

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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: Useful for 1940s Pacific wartime naval footage requests needing brief inserts of aircraft, ships, and deck signaling activity.
Period detail: The 8mm footage may show World War II-era naval activity, with a small aircraft silhouette, distant ships, and a deck-mounted signal or searchlight device.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational shipboard viewpoint, catching a working crewman and nearby vessels without staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an aircraft in cloudy sky, distant naval vessels, open water, a shirtless man, a large signal light, rigging, and aged film borders.
Film character: The scan carries soft focus, faded color, heavy grain, gate edges, dust, and slight exposure variation consistent with original 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wartime maritime insert, aircraft cutaway, deck-activity beat, or transition between fleet and shipboard scenes.
Historical context: Within the supplied Leyte Gulf, Philippines 1944 metadata, the visuals suggest naval operations observed from a vessel rather than formal combat coverage.
Research note: People and military subjects are visible, so likeness, military context, copyright, and location identification should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940s 8mm Leyte Gulf footage, World War II shipboard signal light, Pacific naval aircraft, and wartime fleet home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Leyte Gulf 1944 shipboard footage, then broader Pacific Theater naval and aircraft scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small aircraft silhouette in cloudy sky, from 1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm footage per supplied metadata. — Aircraft silhouette against an overcast sky.

Aircraft silhouette crossing pale cloud cover in the supplied 1944 Leyte Gulf shipboard footage. — Plane passes across the cloudy sky.

Hazy vessel on open water, likely part of the Leyte Gulf naval scene identified in the supplied 1944 metadata. — A distant ship sits on the hazy waterline.

Shirtless man operates or stands by a large signal light on a vessel, with water and ships behind him in the 1944 Leyte Gulf metadata context. — Crewman beside a signal light with ships in the background.

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