Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Amphibious Aircraft N222U On Grass Airfield

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

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Amphibious Aircraft N222U On Grass Airfield — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 showing a small amphibious aircraft with registration N222U parked on a grassy airfield in Volmer Yucaipa, California. The clip captures the aircraft from multiple angles, highlighting its unique design with a high-mounted engine and boat-like hull. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, with a person briefly visible near the plane. The final frame shows the aircraft in the distance, suggesting movement or takeoff. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century aviation and personal travel.

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: 122695745

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits documentary, educational, or personal-history productions needing late-1950s light aviation or homebuilt amphibious aircraft footage from the American Southwest.
Period detail: The boat-hull flying-boat design with high pylon-mounted pusher engine and 8mm color stock place this firmly in late-1950s recreational aviation; registration N222U is legible on the hull across three frames.
Home-movie behavior: An amateur filmmaker walked around a privately owned amphibious aircraft at close range, then stepped back for a wide establishing shot — candid personal documentation of an unusual machine.
What appears in frame: Amphibious flying-boat aircraft, high-mounted pusher engine on strut pylon, boat-style hull, wing floats, grassy airfield, distant treeline, overcast sky, and a small human figure in the final wide frame.
Film character: Heavy blue-violet color shift from aged 8mm emulsion, moderate grain throughout, and slight handheld sway give the footage its authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a close-inspection insert of an unusual aircraft type, or as a wide establishing cutaway of a small grass airfield; the final pull-back frame functions naturally as a transition or scene-close.
Historical context: Homebuilt amphibious aircraft were a niche enthusiast pursuit in late-1950s America; the high pylon-pusher configuration is consistent with amateur-built flying-boat types documented in that era.
Research note: Aircraft registration N222U is legible in multiple frames and warrants ownership/history research; one distant human figure appears in the final frame — confirm identifiability before editorial use.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1950s homebuilt amphibious aircraft, flying boat, grass airfield, Southern California general aviation, or 8mm home movie aviation history.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Yucaipa, California reel; then with 1950s general aviation or small-aircraft footage; then with homebuilt or experimental aircraft themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie, c.1959, boat-hull amphibious aircraft (reg. N222U) on grass airfield, rear-quarter view, likely Yucaipa, California. — Aircraft N222U, rear-quarter view, grass airfield, c.1959.

8mm home movie, c.1959, amphibious flying-boat aircraft (reg. N222U) on grass airfield, right-side view, likely Yucaipa, California. — Aircraft N222U, right-side view, grass airfield, c.1959.

8mm home movie, c.1959, wider view of amphibious aircraft (reg. N222U) on grass airfield showing full wing span and boat hull, likely Yucaipa, California. — Aircraft N222U, wider view showing wing span, c.1959.

8mm home movie, c.1959, wide pull-back shot of grass airfield with amphibious aircraft in background and unidentifiable human figure in midground. — Airfield wide shot with aircraft in distance and figure in midground, c.1959.

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