Washington DC-1964: White Glider Taking off and Landing at Airfield

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

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White Glider Taking off and Landing at Airfield — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a small white glider taking off from a runway under a pale purple sky. The footage shows the aircraft ascending, then landing and taxiing on the airfield, with a person briefly visible in the foreground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: grainy texture, slight color fading, and vertical scratches, evoking a nostalgic mid-century aviation moment. The scene is set at an airfield, likely in Washington DC, with the glider's number '33' visible on the tail.

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: 124004727

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: Useful for 1960s aviation or Washington-area airfield requests needing home-movie footage of a small glider taking off, landing, or taxiing.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, pale faded palette, runway setting, and tail number marking may show a mid-1960s recreational aviation scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observer-shot quality, with the aircraft tracked from a distance and a blurred person briefly crossing the foreground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small white glider, runway or taxiway, pale sky, distant airfield horizon, tail number marking, film gate edges, and a foreground passerby.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, faded purple-blue color, vertical scratches, soft focus, and slight exposure shifts that signal original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an aviation insert, travel-memory cutaway, transitional airfield beat, or period texture within a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests recreational or light-aircraft activity at an open airfield, without enough visible evidence to identify the airport or event.
Research note: Human likeness is briefly visible and tail markings may require review, while copyright, aircraft identification, and any location claims should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm glider footage, vintage small plane runway, Washington DC airfield home movie, and 1960s aviation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1964 Washington DC footage, then broader 1960s aviation, runway, and travel home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A small white glider appears low against a faded blue-purple sky in 1964 8mm home-movie footage from the Washington DC metadata context. — Small glider seen against the sky near the start of the clip.

A white glider with a visible tail marking moves across an airfield runway under a pale sky, with faded 8mm color and scratches. — White glider passes along the runway with its tail marking visible.

A blurred foreground figure crosses the home-movie frame while the small white glider continues along the runway in the background. — Foreground passerby briefly obscures the runway view of the glider.

The glider is seen farther across the runway, partly blocked by a bright foreground object and framed by faded 8mm film edges. — Glider continues across the airfield near the end of the shot.

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