Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Seaplane With Top Turbine Spinning On Ocean

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Seaplane With Top Turbine Spinning On Ocean — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 showing a seaplane with a distinctive top-mounted turbine engine gently spinning on calm ocean waters. The aircraft, a small floatplane with a silver fuselage and open cockpit, rests on shimmering blue water under bright sunlight. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight vignetting, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century aviation. A pilot is visible in the cockpit as the plane remains stationary, with the propeller slowly turning. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse of early 1960s recreational aviation in a serene coastal setting.

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: 122696190

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves archival requests for 1950s light aviation, recreational seaplane culture, or California coastal leisure for documentary or educational productions.
Period detail: The open cockpit, strut-braced wing layout, and pusher propeller configuration mounted on pylon struts are consistent with late-1950s homebuilt or light-aircraft seaplane design.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from close range, likely from a dock, boat, or shoreline, by someone personally familiar with the aircraft, conveying private access rather than a public airshow setting.
What appears in frame: Flying-boat seaplane resting on calm water, pusher propeller on tall pylon struts, boat-hull fuselage, braced wing, open cockpit with occupant, sunlit water reflections, dark fuselage side marking.
Film character: Heavy blue-purple color shift across all frames is characteristic of decades-aged 8mm color stock; visible grain and edge vignetting reinforce the small-gauge home-movie origin.
Edit role: Works as a nostalgic insert or cutaway in aviation history sequences, or as an establishing shot anchoring a 1950s California recreational flying narrative.
Historical context: The title references 'Volmer Yucaipa California,' suggesting a possible connection to Volmer Jensen, a Southern California homebuilt-aircraft designer active in this era; researchers should verify aircraft identity independently.
Research note: A person is visible in the cockpit; a dark marking on the fuselage may be an aircraft registration or logo, and both require identification before commercial use; no clearance is guaranteed.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under '1950s seaplane,' 'homebuilt floatplane California,' 'vintage flying boat home movie,' or '8mm aviation footage 1959.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel or Volmer Yucaipa collection; then with 1950s California coastal or aviation clips; then with recreational light-aircraft footage from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home-movie frame circa 1959 showing a small flying-boat seaplane at rest on calm water, pusher propeller mounted on pylon, likely Southern California. — Seaplane at rest on water, pusher propeller above fuselage, ca. 1959.

8mm home-movie frame circa 1959 showing the starboard side of a small flying-boat seaplane with a figure in the open cockpit, on calm coastal water. — Cockpit occupant visible; propeller and wing struts above, ca. 1959.

8mm home-movie frame circa 1959 showing the boat hull and pylon-mounted propeller of a small flying-boat seaplane on coastal water, Southern California. — Seaplane hull and propeller pylon viewed from close range, ca. 1959.

8mm home-movie frame circa 1959 showing a small flying-boat seaplane on calm water; shifted propeller blade position across frames suggests slow rotation. — Seaplane with slowly turning propeller, wing struts above hull, ca. 1959.

Visually Similar Clips