Washington DC-1964: Plane Taking off and Glider Soaring

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

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Plane Taking off and Glider Soaring — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1964: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a small propeller plane on a runway under a clear, bright sky. The aircraft, with its white fuselage and red stripe, taxis along the tarmac before taking off. The footage then cuts to a distant glider soaring against a purple-tinged sky above a flat landscape. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the 8mm film evokes a nostalgic 1960s Americana feel, perfect for historical or aviation-themed projects.

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: 124004824

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

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 8mm aviation home-movie footage for editors needing a brief small-aircraft takeoff and glider insert tied to Washington, DC metadata.
Period detail: The aircraft styling, exposed cockpit, color 8mm stock, and 1964 metadata place the scene in mid-1960s recreational or light-airfield aviation.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a spectator distance, valuing the casual home-movie view of a plane on the runway and a glider passing over open land.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small propeller aircraft, runway or tarmac, pilots or passengers, a flat horizon, open sky, a distant glider, film gate borders, and dust specks.
Film character: The clip has a purple-shifted 8mm color palette, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an aviation insert, travel-memory cutaway, takeoff transition, or quiet 1960s leisure-flight beat.
Historical context: The footage documents small-aircraft and glider activity as seen by a private camera, without visible landmarks that independently identify the airfield.
Research note: People and aircraft markings appear visible, so likeness, registration, and trademark or identifier review may be needed in addition to copyright licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 8mm small plane takeoff, Washington DC aviation home movie, vintage glider footage, and 1960s recreational flying.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel aviation shots, then other 1964 Washington-area footage, then broader 1960s small-plane and glider material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington, DC metadata frame showing a small white propeller aircraft with a red stripe on tarmac, with occupants visible in the cockpit. — Small propeller aircraft sits or taxis on a runway, viewed from a home-movie camera position.

Side view of a small 1960s light aircraft on the runway, with a white body, red upper stripe, and visible cockpit occupants. — Light aircraft rolls along the airfield surface beneath a clear sky.

Distant glider crosses the sky above open land in the 1964 Washington, DC metadata clip, framed through grainy 8mm film. — A glider appears far from the camera against the sky and low landscape.

A glider approaches or passes in the distance over flat fields, with strong 8mm grain and purple color shift visible in the frame. — Distant glider is centered above open fields near the horizon line.

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