Washington DC-1964: Glider Lands on Desert Airfield

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

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Glider Lands on Desert Airfield — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a sleek white glider landing on a desert airfield under a deep purple sky. The aircraft, with its long wings and streamlined fuselage, touches down on the flat, arid terrain, kicking up a faint dust trail. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color distortion, and film scratches, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century aviation technology in a remote, open landscape.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124004958

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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 footage suited for documentary inserts about light aircraft, glider operations, remote airfields, or mid-century recreational flight.
Period detail: The slim white glider, sparse airfield, and color-shifted 8mm stock may show mid-1960s small-aircraft activity rather than identifiable Washington, DC landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance as the glider settles and rolls across open ground, giving the clip an unstaged observer-at-the-airfield viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white glider, long wings, low landing gear, pale desert ground, scrub vegetation, distant horizon, purple-blue sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, dust specks, soft focus, color shift, and slight frame instability that mark it as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, aviation cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat for a quiet landing sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents small glider aviation on an open arid field, while the exact airfield and aircraft identity are not confirmed in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but aircraft identity, location claims, copyright status, and any aviation-use context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1960s 8mm glider landing, vintage home movie airfield, white sailplane desert runway, and archival light aircraft footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel or aviation shots, then with 1964 Washington-labeled material, then with other vintage glider, airfield, or desert transport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm home-movie frame showing a white glider low over open arid ground, with scrub and a distant horizon visible. — A white glider approaches the landing area across a sparse airfield.

1964 8mm frame of a white glider near touchdown on an open, arid airfield with sparse vegetation and a low horizon. — The glider nears the ground as it crosses the open landing strip.

1964 8mm home-movie frame showing a white glider rolling across a sparse airfield, framed by soft focus and visible film grain. — The glider rolls along the flat field after touchdown.

1964 8mm frame showing a side view of a white glider on a flat airfield, with partial aircraft registration visible but not fully legible. — A side view catches the glider as it passes across the airfield.

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