Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Small Amphibious Plane With Propeller Testing In Front

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

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Small Amphibious Plane With Propeller Testing In Front — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 in Yucaipa, California, showing a small amphibious aircraft with the number 2228 parked on grass in front of a hangar. The plane features a distinctive blue and white color scheme, a single propeller, and a pilot visible in the cockpit. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with a brief wide shot of the airfield and hangars in the background. This archival clip captures a moment of mid-century aviation history with authentic retro charm.

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: 122696592

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: Useful for 1950s aviation, small-airfield, and home-movie requests needing a brief insert of an amphibious light aircraft in Southern California.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1950s private aviation details, including a compact amphibious aircraft, exposed struts, painted registration number, grass field, and hangar backdrop.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot feel, lingering on the unusual aircraft and then briefly turning toward the wider airfield rather than staging a formal demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue and white amphibious aircraft, nose cockpit, propeller, wing struts, painted number 2228, grass field, hangar roof, and distant low buildings.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries saturated blue-purple color, soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, and mild exposure variation typical of mid-century home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, aviation insert, transition into a local airfield sequence, or memory beat about private flying and mid-century transport.
Historical context: The scene suggests a small community airfield or hangar setting where a distinctive amphibious aircraft was being filmed up close by a home-movie camera.
Research note: A person is visible in the cockpit and aircraft markings or insignia appear on the fuselage, so likeness, registration, trademark, and location context may need review separate from copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 8mm amphibious plane, Yucaipa California airfield home movie, small aircraft propeller testing, and vintage private aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1959 Yucaipa or California airfield material, then with broader mid-century aviation and transport clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Yucaipa-area home-movie frame showing a small blue and white amphibious aircraft with number 2228 beside a hangar. — Small amphibious aircraft parked on grass near a hangar.

1959 Yucaipa-area frame showing the amphibious aircraft from the side, with a person visible in the cockpit and hangar structure behind. — Side view of the aircraft with cockpit and hangar visible.

1959 Yucaipa-area home-movie frame of the small amphibious aircraft, showing its struts, cockpit area, and painted number on the fuselage. — Closer home-movie view of the amphibious aircraft on the field.

Wide 1959 Yucaipa-area home-movie view of the airfield, with open grass, low hangar buildings, distant trees, and pale sky. — Brief wide view across the airfield and hangars.

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