Minnesota USA-1964: Model Airplane Landing Near Man In Open Field

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Model Airplane Landing Near Man In Open Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a model airplane landing on a rural airstrip in Minnesota. A man in light-colored clothing stands near the runway as the small white aircraft touches down and taxis. The footage shows the plane's approach, landing, and movement across the grassy field under a bright sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century aviation hobbies and outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125308980

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: Minnesota, 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: Supports 1960s documentary or education edits needing real home-movie footage of model aviation, rural recreation, or a small airstrip activity in Minnesota.
Period detail: The 1964 8mm source and faded color may show mid-century hobby aviation in an open rural field, with simple clothing and an informal grass landing strip visible.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged model-airplane landing from a distance, preserving the quiet pace and casual attention of a home-movie hobby scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small white model airplane, a man near the strip, open grass, a dark runway line, bright sky, and heavy film-frame borders from the contact sheet.
Film character: The clip has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, saturated blue-purple sky shifts, and slight handheld framing that read as original 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, transition, or visual insert for mid-century hobbies, amateur aviation, summer recreation, or rural leisure.
Historical context: The footage places model-airplane activity in a broad open landscape, suggesting a community or hobby setting without making claims about a specific event or club.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm model airplane landing, Minnesota home movie airstrip, rural hobby aviation footage, and vintage model aircraft recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1964 Minnesota outdoor scenes, and then with broader model aviation or hobby recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a small white model airplane near a dark landing strip, with open grass and bright sky. — A small model airplane sits or taxis near the strip in a wide rural field.

1964 Minnesota home-movie frame with a man near a small white model airplane on a grass-side landing strip. — A man stands close to the model airplane as it reaches the strip.

Distant 1964 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a model airplane low near the field horizon beneath a bright blue sky. — The model airplane appears low against the horizon in the open field.

Soft 8mm frame from 1964 Minnesota showing the grassy landing area and a faint model airplane shape near the strip. — The final frame holds on the dim field area as the model airplane moves out of clear view.

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