Washington DC-1964: Small Plane Take-Off From Runway

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

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Small Plane Take-Off From Runway — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a small plane taking off from a runway under a hazy purple sky. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows the aircraft accelerating and lifting into the air, with silhouettes of people watching from the foreground. The grainy, color-bleached aesthetic and film scratches are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century aviation and everyday life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124004582

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: 1960s Washington, DC home-movie aviation footage for documentary inserts about small-aircraft travel, airports, or mid-century everyday observation.
Period detail: The 8mm color, silhouetted spectators, and small propeller aircraft may show a 1964 airport viewing area rather than an identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from behind a window frame as bystanders observe the takeoff, giving the clip an unstaged visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small propeller plane, runway, hazy sky, window mullions, silhouetted heads, distant horizon, and film gate edges.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, purple color shift, light scratches, gate shadows, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for air travel, airport spectators, or 1960s domestic mobility.
Historical context: The footage reflects casual mid-century airport viewing and small-plane movement without enough visual detail to identify a specific airport or event.
Research note: People appear only as dark silhouettes, but likeness and location context should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1964 Washington DC 8mm plane takeoff, small propeller aircraft runway home movie, and 1960s airport spectators footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington DC 1964 material, then other 1960s airport or small-aircraft home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a small propeller plane on a runway beneath a hazy purple sky. — A small plane sits or rolls on the runway, framed by dark window edges.

1964 Washington, DC runway view through a window, with a small plane near the edge and silhouetted spectators in front. — The plane moves across the runway as dark spectator silhouettes appear at the bottom of the frame.

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a small aircraft beginning to lift off from the runway. — The aircraft rises from the runway, with the film frame dominated by pale sky and distant ground.

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame with the aircraft reduced to bright marks against a deep blue sky. — The plane becomes a small bright shape against the blue sky as the takeoff continues.

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