Washington DC-1964: Glider Performs Exceptionally Smooth Landing On A Dirt Runway

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Glider Performs Exceptionally Smooth Landing On A Dirt... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a glider with a white fuselage and bright orange tail markings performing a smooth landing on a dirt runway. The aircraft, marked with the registration N460IG, touches down on a flat, arid landscape under a clear blue sky. The footage shows the glider moving steadily across the dusty field, with faint trees visible in the distance. The classic Super 8 aesthetic features natural film grain, slight color shifts, and a nostalgic, authentic feel. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of mid-century aviation recreation and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialExterior
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: 124005006

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, District Of Columbia, 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: Useful for requests needing 1960s 8mm aviation recreation footage, especially glider landing inserts for documentary, education, or period montage use.
Period detail: The small glider, dirt runway, open field, and saturated home-movie color may show mid-century recreational aviation practice in the Washington, DC area.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of a spectator filming a glider approach from beside the runway, preserving an informal aviation outing rather than a staged event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white glider, orange tail markings, long wings, dusty runway surface, low horizon, clear blue sky, and distant trees.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, gate edges, and handheld framing that are useful as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief landing insert, aviation cutaway, transition into recreation footage, or memory beat about flight and leisure.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for small-airfield recreation, with a glider landing on an unpaved strip in a flat open landscape.
Research note: Human figures appear only within the aircraft and markings are visible, so likeness, registration, and trademark or copyright review should remain separate from footage licensing.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1960s 8mm glider landing, vintage home movie sailplane, dirt runway aviation, and Washington DC recreational flying footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then with other 1964 Washington, DC material, then with vintage aviation, airfield, sports, or recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm home-movie frame of a white glider with orange tail markings descending toward an open dirt runway near Washington, DC. — A glider approaches low over the runway with its wings level.

White glider with bright orange markings flies just above a flat runway area in 1964 Washington, DC home-movie footage. — The glider continues its low approach across the open airfield.

The glider moves close to the lens as it nears touchdown on a dirt runway in the Washington, DC area, filmed on 8mm in 1964. — The aircraft comes close to the camera during the landing sequence.

Close 1964 home-movie view of the white glider rolling on the runway, with pilots faintly visible under the canopy. — The glider rolls out after landing on the dusty strip.

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