Washington DC-1964: Glider Test and Flight on Airfield

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

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Glider Test and Flight on Airfield — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a group of people gathered around a small white glider on an airfield. A man in a red beret stands near the cockpit while others observe, suggesting a pre-flight briefing or test. The scene transitions to the glider soaring through a pale blue sky, its long wings cutting across the frame. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and film scratches, evoking a nostalgic mid-century aviation moment. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s Americana for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124004717

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: Yes
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, 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 home-movie footage for documentary inserts about small-aircraft testing, airfields, hobby flight, or mid-century transportation culture.
Period detail: The clothing, red beret, small sailplane, and washed 8mm color may show a mid-1960s airfield scene consistent with the 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The opening frame has an informal observer's viewpoint as people gather near the cockpit before the camera follows the glider in flight.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white glider on pavement, several adults, a red beret, open sky, long wings, runway or airfield surface, and film gate edges.
Film character: Soft focus, pastel color shifts, dust, scratches, and slight handheld framing give the clip a scanned 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief aviation cutaway, a transition from ground preparation to flight, or a memory beat within a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates small glider activity within an airfield setting, with people watching or assisting before the aircraft is seen overhead.
Research note: People and possible aircraft markings are visible, so likeness, logo or registration, and location questions should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 8mm glider flight, Washington DC airfield home movie, vintage sailplane testing, and 1960s aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Washington DC airfield material, then broader 1960s aviation, glider, and small-aircraft testing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington DC home-movie frame showing adults gathered beside a small white glider on an airfield. — Adults stand near the cockpit and wing of a white glider on an airfield.

A white glider with long wings flies across a pale blue sky in the 1964 airfield footage. — The glider banks across a lightly clouded sky.

The glider is filmed from below while turning through pale sky, with visible 8mm dust and scratches. — A low-angle view follows the glider through the open sky.

A distant white glider appears small against a cloudy blue sky near the end of the 1964 home-movie clip. — The glider recedes into the sky, softened by exposure and film wear.

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