Washington DC-1964: Small Planes And Gliders At A Busy Airfield

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Small Planes And Gliders At A Busy Airfield — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a bustling airfield scene in Washington DC. Small aircraft, including a bright yellow plane and a white glider, are parked on the tarmac under a pale blue sky. A red van and a white trailer are visible, along with several people in casual 1960s attire walking near a large hangar. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century aviation culture and leisure activities.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124004560

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1964 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: Washington, District Of Columbia, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or education requests needing brief home-movie views of small aircraft, gliders, and airfield activity in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The cars, casual clothing, small aircraft, red van, and hangar setting support a mid-1960s general aviation scene, with the exact airfield not identifiable from the frames alone.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor perspective, observing planes, vehicles, and people moving around the tarmac rather than presenting a formal aviation event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include small planes, a white glider, a yellow aircraft, a red van, a hangar, parked cars, a white trailer, and people on the airfield.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, gate edges, light color fading, and exposure shifts that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, aviation cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century travel, recreation, or small-airfield sequences.
Historical context: The clip shows general aviation as a casual leisure and transport setting, with people, cars, and aircraft sharing an open tarmac environment.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review, while aircraft, vehicles, and the hangar should be assessed separately for copyright, trademark, and property concerns.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1964 8mm Washington DC airfield footage, small planes on tarmac, vintage gliders, general aviation home movie, or 1960s airport activity.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Washington DC 1964 material, then broader 1960s aviation, airport, travel, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing small aircraft on a tarmac, including a yellow plane, with a red van and people in the background. — Small planes, a yellow aircraft, and a red van are seen across the airfield tarmac.

1964 Washington, DC airfield view with a white glider on the tarmac, parked cars, trees, and a red vehicle in the background. — A white glider sits on the tarmac near parked cars and distant trees.

1964 Washington, DC airfield frame showing a large hangar, a parked car, part of a small aircraft, and people standing near the tarmac. — People stand near a hangar and parked car at the edge of the airfield.

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a white trailer on the airfield tarmac with trees and low structures behind it. — A white trailer appears on the tarmac with trees and airfield structures beyond.

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