Washington DC-1964: Small Plane Lands on Dirt Runway

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

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Small Plane Lands on Dirt Runway — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a small two-seat propeller plane flying low over a rural landscape before landing on a dirt runway. The footage, framed by dark borders typical of Super 8 film, shows the aircraft approaching, descending, and touching down against a purple-tinged sky. The grainy texture and color shifts are characteristic of 1960s home movie footage, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century aviation. The scene unfolds in a flat, open area with sparse vegetation, evoking a sense of quiet Americana and personal travel from the era.

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: 124004935

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

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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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s archival edits needing small-aircraft aviation, rural airstrip activity, or home-movie transportation footage from the Washington, DC metadata context.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century light aviation through a small two-seat propeller plane, open runway setting, sparse landscape, and color 8mm home-movie handling.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of an observer filming an aircraft approach and landing from near the runway rather than a staged aviation demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small propeller plane, low horizon, open field, dirt or paved runway surface, purple-blue sky, dark film borders, and distant scrub vegetation.
Film character: The scan carries visible grain, slight softness, gate edges, dust specks, color shift, and handheld framing consistent with 1960s 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, aviation cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a sequence about small planes and regional airfields.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for personal or recreational light-aircraft use in an open airfield setting without identifying a specific airport or event.
Research note: Human review should consider possible aircraft registration or markings and any occupants for likeness issues, separate from copyright and location/property questions.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1964 8mm small plane landing, vintage two-seat propeller aircraft, rural runway home movie, or Washington DC aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel aviation shots, then other 1964 Washington DC material, then broader 1960s small-aircraft and runway footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame of a small propeller plane approaching low over open land in the Washington, DC metadata context. — A small plane approaches low above a flat, open field.

Small two-seat propeller aircraft appears to descend toward an open runway area in this 1964 8mm aviation footage. — The aircraft descends toward the airstrip with sparse vegetation in the background.

The plane reaches runway level in a side-on view.

The small two-seat aircraft rolls along the runway after landing, with occupants or cockpit shapes faintly visible. — The aircraft rolls out along the runway after touchdown.

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