Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Amphibious Aircraft on Airfield

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationVolmer Yucaipa, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Amphibious Aircraft on Airfield — Clip Details

Vintage 1959 home movie footage from Volmer Yucaipa, California, showing a small amphibious aircraft on a grassy field under a purple-tinted sky. The plane, marked N2220, features a distinctive bubble canopy and pontoon-style floats. The film exhibits classic 8mm grain, color shifts, and soft focus typical of mid-century amateur recordings. The scene captures a moment of quiet anticipation before flight, with the aircraft stationary and no visible crew. The overall mood is nostalgic and documentary, offering a rare glimpse of early personal aviation history.

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: 122695701

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 1084 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: philip 15 mos,santa anita,vegas,arizona,new mexico
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Volmer Yucaipa, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Serves documentary or educational requests on 1950s homebuilt aviation or Southern California outdoor life, offering a rare amphibious aircraft exterior and flora close-ups from a single amateur reel.
Period detail: The boat-hull amphibious aircraft with bubble canopy is consistent with late-1950s experimental homebuilts; pink flowering plants and aged 8mm dye shift reinforce the mid-century California setting.
Home-movie behavior: An amateur filmmaker paused to record roadside flowering plants before documenting the amphibious aircraft — a personal curiosity that anchors the footage to individual experience rather than staged production.
What appears in frame: Three frames show close-up pink globular flowering plants with feathery green leaves against a blue-shifted backdrop; the fourth shows a small amphibious aircraft, bubble canopy, boat hull, floats, a partially readable N-number, and an airfield.
Film character: Heavy blue-purple dye fade and visible 8mm grain run throughout; plant frames carry soft focus while the aircraft frame retains enough detail to partially resolve the fuselage registration markings.
Edit role: The plant macro shots function as transitional inserts or memory-beat material; the aircraft exterior provides an establishing cutaway for a homebuilt aviation or personal-flight documentary sequence.
Historical context: Homebuilt amphibious aircraft were a growing hobbyist pursuit in postwar California; a legible FAA N-number on the fuselage may help researchers trace the specific airframe and builder record.
Research note: The aircraft's N-number is a legible registered identifier requiring review; a figure appears near the cockpit in the final frame and may require likeness clearance; no children appear present.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1950s homebuilt amphibious aircraft 8mm,' 'California personal aviation vintage home movie,' or 'flying boat amateur footage 1959.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this reel or donor; then with 1950s California aviation or airfield footage; then with homebuilt or experimental aircraft documentary material of the same era.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm close-up of flowering plants with pink globe-shaped heads and feathery green leaves; strong blue dye shift throughout; California circa 1959. — Flowering plant macro, blue-shifted 8mm film, c.1959.

Sustained 8mm macro of the same flowering plant — pink globe flowers, feathery leaves prominent — with consistent blue dye fade; California circa 1959. — Flowering plant, sustained macro, 8mm, c.1959.

Third 8mm frame of the same flowering plant macro with consistent color degradation; plant stems and pink globular flowers visible; California circa 1959. — Flowering plant, third macro frame, 8mm color shift, c.1959.

8mm exterior of a small homebuilt amphibious aircraft — boat hull fuselage, bubble canopy, wing-mounted floats, partially readable N-number — on a California airfield circa 1959; figure visible near cockpit. — Homebuilt amphibious aircraft, registration N2220, airfield, 8mm, c.1959.

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