Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Amphibious Airplane Floating On Water With Propeller

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

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Amphibious Airplane Floating On Water With Propeller — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 showing a unique amphibious aircraft with a distinctive pod-like cockpit and high-mounted propeller floating on calm water. The aircraft, likely a Volmer YUCAIPA model, sits on the water's surface with its fuselage partially submerged, captured in a distinctive purple-tinted color grade typical of aged film. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and subtle camera shake, with the aircraft remaining mostly stationary as gentle ripples move across the water. This rare archival clip captures a moment of mid-century aviation history, showcasing early experimental aircraft design in a nostalgic, documentary-style format.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 122696497

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s aviation, experimental aircraft, amphibious transport, or home-movie insert needs in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The frames may show a mid-century amphibious light aircraft with a high-mounted propeller nacelle, pod-like cabin, and film color shift consistent with aged 8mm material.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a bystander home movie, holding on the unusual aircraft as it floats and turns gently on calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an amphibious aircraft, calm water, high wing, pod cockpit, raised propeller assembly, wing struts, tail fin, and aged film borders.
Film character: Purple color cast, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld instability give the scanned 8mm footage a clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief aviation cutaway, water-landing insert, mid-century technology transition, or memory beat within a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents an unusual small aircraft operating on water, offering context for recreational or experimental aviation without proving a specific event.
Research note: Metadata flags people and logos or markings, so copyright, aircraft identification, likeness, and any visible numbering should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 8mm amphibious aircraft footage, Volmer Yucaipa home movie, vintage seaplane on water, and mid-century propeller aircraft.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1959 California aviation material, and then with broader vintage seaplane or experimental aircraft footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Amphibious aircraft rests low on calm water, seen in soft purple-tinted 8mm footage.

Likely Volmer Yucaipa aircraft on water in 1959 home-movie footage, with wing, cockpit, and elevated propeller assembly visible. — The aircraft turns slightly on the water, showing its rounded cabin and high-mounted propeller structure.

Front-facing 1959 8mm view of a likely Volmer Yucaipa amphibious aircraft floating with wing struts spread across the water. — Front view emphasizes the low-floating fuselage, broad wing, and struts over the water surface.

1959 home-movie frame showing the amphibious aircraft nearly head-on, its fuselage low in the water beneath a raised propeller pod. — Nearly head-on view shows the aircraft sitting low as small ripples move around the fuselage.

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