Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Unique Single Engine Airplane Flying and Landing on Grass

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

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Unique Single Engine Airplane Flying and Landing on Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 in Yuccaipa, California, showing a unique single-engine seaplane in flight and on a grassy field. The aircraft, a distinctive amphibious plane with a high-wing design and pontoons, is captured mid-flight against a purple-tinted sky, then landing and taxiing on grass. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and edge damage, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century aviation. This nostalgic clip captures the era's experimental aircraft and personal aviation culture, ideal for historical documentaries, retro aviation projects, or vintage Americana content.

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: 122696663

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: Supports 1950s aviation research or documentary edits needing authentic 8mm home-movie views of a small amphibious aircraft flying, landing, and taxiing on grass.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century private aviation through the small single-engine amphibious plane, open grass field, distant low buildings, and 1959 home-movie color rendering.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows the aircraft from a spectator position, preserving an unstaged airfield moment rather than a formal aviation demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small aircraft in flight, purple-tinted sky, blurred trees, grass field, low white structures, an amphibious fuselage, pontoons, and a possible pilot area.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, purple color shift, visible grain, gate edges, dust, and handheld framing that give the clip clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief aviation insert, period transition, landing cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence on private flight or experimental aircraft.
Historical context: The clip visually places small-aircraft activity in a casual grass-field setting, suggesting personal or local aviation culture without confirming a specific event.
Research note: Human review should verify any aircraft markings and visible occupants, since copyright, likeness, trademark, and property questions require separate assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1959 8mm home movie amphibious airplane, vintage small aircraft landing on grass, or Yucaipa California aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1959 Yucaipa or California home movies, then related mid-century aviation, airfield, and transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A small aircraft appears in flight against a purple-tinted sky in 1959 home-movie footage from Yucaipa, California. — Small aircraft crosses the sky in a soft, purple-tinted 8mm frame.

The handheld camera catches blurred trees and open sky while tracking the aircraft in the Yucaipa 1959 aviation clip. — Handheld tracking moment with trees blurred beneath the sky.

A small amphibious aircraft sits or taxis on grass, with low buildings in the background in 1959 Yucaipa footage. — Amphibious aircraft seen low on a grassy field after landing.

Side view of the distinctive amphibious plane on a grass field, with buildings and trees in the 1959 Yucaipa background. — Side profile of the small amphibious plane on the grass field.

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