Wyoming-1939: Man Starts Radial Engine Of Vintage Biplane At Airfield

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Man Starts Radial Engine Of Vintage Biplane At Airfield — Clip Details

WYOMING-1939: A man in a light-colored jumpsuit starts the radial engine of a vintage biplane at an airfield. The aircraft, a classic open-cockpit biplane with a prominent propeller, sits on a paved tarmac with hangars in the background. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures the engine's initial crank and the man's interaction with the aircraft. The final frame shifts to a distant, hazy landscape view, suggesting a flight departure. The grainy, monochrome quality and film scratches evoke a strong sense of early aviation history and mid-20th century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608287

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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 documentary or educational requests needing 1930s Wyoming aviation footage, especially small-airfield activity around a radial-engine biplane.
Period detail: The open-cockpit biplane, radial engine, paved tarmac, hangar setting, and monochrome 8mm look support the supplied 1939 period identification.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has home-movie value in its close, observational view of a man hand-starting or checking the aircraft while another person sits in the cockpit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a vintage biplane, exposed radial engine, propeller, open cockpit, landing gear, paved tarmac, hangar structures, and a hazy distant landscape.
Film character: The footage has soft monochrome contrast, visible grain, vertical scratches, slight gate framing, and handheld home-movie exposure shifts that preserve its physical 8mm character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an aviation insert, a period transition, a departure setup, or a memory beat before a wider landscape or flight sequence.
Historical context: The frames show small-airfield aviation as a hands-on activity, with visible people working around the aircraft rather than a staged ceremonial scene.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review, while no readable logos are apparent; copyright, location, aircraft ownership, and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1939 Wyoming airfield home movie, 1930s biplane radial engine, vintage aircraft starting on tarmac, and 8mm early aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Wyoming 1939 material, and then with broader 1930s aviation, airfield, or home-movie travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1939 Wyoming home-movie footage, a man in a light-colored jumpsuit stands by the radial engine and propeller of an open-cockpit biplane at an airfield. — Man at the biplane engine on the airfield tarmac.

A vintage open-cockpit biplane rests on a paved airfield in the supplied Wyoming 1939 clip, with a man standing near the engine and a person visible in the cockpit. — Biplane positioned on the tarmac with people nearby.

The biplane is seen closer on the tarmac, with its radial engine and struts prominent, a cockpit occupant visible, and another person standing near the right side of the aircraft. — Close view of the biplane with cockpit occupant.

A soft, hazy landscape view appears beyond a flat airfield surface, suggesting a cut away from the aircraft activity to the surrounding Wyoming setting described in the clip metadata. — Hazy landscape beyond the airfield.

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