Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Small Propeller Plane Taking off from Airstrip

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

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Small Propeller Plane Taking off from Airstrip — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 showing a small propeller plane taking off from a rural airstrip in Volmer Yucaipa, California. The grainy, purple-tinted film captures the aircraft accelerating down the grassy runway with trees and a distant hangar in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with noticeable film grain and soft focus, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century aviation and rural American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122695920

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 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 1950s general aviation and mid-century rural California documentary segments needing authentic 8mm home-movie coverage of a light aircraft takeoff.
Period detail: Purple color shift and grain are consistent with late-1950s color reversal 8mm stock; aircraft silhouette may align with light civil aviation designs of that era.
Home-movie behavior: Camera held stationary at the airstrip edge tracking the aircraft at ground level — an unstaged bystander record of the takeoff run.
What appears in frame: Small high-wing propeller aircraft, flat grass airstrip, open field foreground, tree line at horizon, low white outbuilding visible in later frames, hazy pale sky, strong purple film cast.
Film character: Strong purple-lavender cast from aged color reversal stock, moderate grain, soft focus throughout, slight sky overexposure — authentic scanned 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Best used as a brief transitional insert or period cutaway in mid-century aviation or rural California sequences; five-second duration limits standalone scene use.
Historical context: Small private and club airfields were common in postwar California; this clip may document local general aviation culture before widespread airfield consolidation.
Research note: No identifiable persons or brands visible at this resolution; aircraft registration markings are unreadable; confirm airfield ownership history for any property rights due diligence.
Research search match: 1950s home movie small plane takeoff rural airstrip California, vintage 8mm light aircraft general aviation mid-century.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Volmer Yucaipa reel, then 1950s California airfield footage, then mid-century general aviation home movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Light single-engine aircraft rolling on a rural grass airstrip, possibly Yucaipa, California, circa 1959, filmed on 8mm color reversal stock. — Small plane begins takeoff roll on grass strip.

Small aircraft accelerating down a rural grass runway with tree line and open sky, 8mm home movie circa 1959, possibly Yucaipa, California. — Aircraft accelerates along grass runway during takeoff run.

Light aircraft on rural grass airstrip with a low white outbuilding behind it and tree line at horizon, 8mm home movie circa 1959, possibly Yucaipa, California. — Plane rolls past low outbuilding at rural grass airstrip.

Light aircraft at or near liftoff on a rural grass strip with a low white building at right and tree line behind, 8mm home movie circa 1959, possibly Yucaipa, California. — Aircraft near liftoff with building visible at airstrip right.

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