Japan-1952: Military Men Near Propeller Plane at Airfield

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Military Men Near Propeller Plane at Airfield — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage footage captures military personnel in uniform at an airfield in Japan. Soldiers in light-colored uniforms and caps stand near a propeller-driven aircraft, with one man looking down as if inspecting the plane. The scene unfolds under a cloudy sky, with a large airplane engine and wing visible in the foreground. In the background, a white aircraft with 'AIRWA' partially visible on its fuselage suggests a commercial or transport plane. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds authentic archival texture, capturing a moment of quiet preparation and routine activity at a mid-century airbase.

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: 125227453

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: 1952 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: Japan 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 1950s Japan aviation, military presence, or airfield routine sequences needing real home-movie footage of personnel beside propeller-era aircraft.
Period detail: The uniforms, caps, propeller engine, open aircraft door, and partial fuselage lettering support a mid-century airfield setting in Japan, with exact aircraft identity not confirmed.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observational feel as men stand, look down, and wait near the aircraft rather than addressing the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed men, a large propeller engine, dark aircraft structure, cloudy sky, open passenger door, partial AIRWA lettering, tarmac, and film frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft color, visible grain, gate edges, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief cutaway, transitional insert, or memory beat for postwar travel, air transport, military logistics, or airfield procedure scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually places uniformed men around aircraft at a Japanese airfield, suggesting routine movement or preparation without proving a specific mission or event.
Research note: People and partial aircraft branding are visible, so copyright, likeness, and trademark or operator identification should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 Japan airfield footage, 8mm military aviation home movie, uniformed men near propeller plane, and postwar airport tarmac scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Japan 1952 material, then broader aviation, military travel, and mid-century airfield footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Japan in 1952, uniformed men stand beside a propeller aircraft engine and dark aircraft structure under a cloudy sky. — Uniformed men stand near a propeller aircraft on the airfield.

Uniformed men at a 1952 Japan airfield stand beside a dark aircraft section, with partial AIRWA lettering visible on a white fuselage behind them. — Men in uniform wait beside aircraft with partial airline lettering visible.

At a Japan airfield in 1952, uniformed men stand near a dark aircraft structure while a white plane with an open door appears in the background. — Uniformed men stand near aircraft as an open door is visible behind them.

Several uniformed men at a 1952 Japan airfield stand near aircraft, with partial fuselage lettering and open aircraft doors visible in the background. — Men in uniform gather near aircraft on the tarmac.

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