Washington DC-1964: Glider Soaring Through Purple Sky

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Washington DC

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Glider Soaring Through Purple Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a white glider with red accents and the number 45 soaring through a soft purple-blue sky. The aircraft banks gently, its long wings and tail clearly visible against the hazy backdrop. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and film scratches, evoking a nostalgic mid-century aviation moment. The camera tracks the glider's smooth flight, offering a serene, timeless glimpse of recreational flying.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 124004694

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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, DC, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm aviation footage for productions needing a brief recreational flight cutaway or mid-century sky insert.
Period detail: The small sailplane, red wing number 45, faded color, and 8mm frame texture support a 1964 home-movie aviation setting in Washington, DC metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator's upward view as the camera follows the glider banking across open sky without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white glider, long wings, red accents, wing number 45, tailplane, purple-blue sky, film gate edges, and light dust marks.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift toward purple-blue, exposure variation, gate edges, and small scratches that identify it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a quiet aviation insert, scene transition, sky cutaway, or memory beat between broader travel, recreation, or mid-century outdoor sequences.
Historical context: The footage may show recreational soaring culture through a home-movie lens, with the aircraft isolated against the sky rather than tied to a named airfield or event.
Research note: No people are visible, but the aircraft number and red markings may require identification review; copyright, aircraft markings, and location claims should be cleared separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 8mm glider footage, vintage sailplane in sky, Washington DC home movie aviation, and mid-century recreational flying cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1964 Washington, DC material, then with other aviation, sky, travel, or leisure home-movie clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a white glider banking across a purple-blue sky with film gate edges visible. — A white glider banks across the sky near the start of the clip.

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame of a white glider from below, with red number 45 visible on the wing. — The glider passes overhead with the red wing number visible.

Closer 8mm view of the white glider banking in 1964 Washington, DC footage, with red markings and soft film grain. — The camera follows the sailplane as it banks closer in frame.

Final 1964 Washington, DC frame showing the glider banking diagonally, its red number 45 clear against the purple-blue sky. — The glider turns diagonally through the frame with number 45 visible.

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