Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Views Of Man Sitting In Amphibious Plane Cockpit

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

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Views Of Man Sitting In Amphibious Plane Cockpit — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 showing a man in a white shirt and dark sunglasses sitting in the cockpit of a small amphibious aircraft at Volmer in Yucaipa, California. The plane, marked with registration N2228, features a distinctive high-wing design with a large propeller and a boat-like fuselage. The film exhibits a strong purple color cast and grainy texture typical of 8mm home movies from the era, with the man adjusting controls and looking out over the field. The scene captures a moment of early aviation enthusiasm and personal adventure.

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: 122696779

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, personal aircraft, and California home-movie sequences needing an amphibious plane cockpit or airfield cutaway.
Period detail: The small amphibious aircraft, open cockpit glazing, white registration numbers, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s private aviation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged feel as a man sits in the cockpit and appears to handle controls while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, cockpit windscreen, high wing, large propeller, boat-like fuselage, landing gear, registration marking, and open field.
Film character: The clip has strong purple color shift, soft focus, visible grain, rounded frame edges, and slight home-movie exposure variation.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an aviation insert, memory beat, transition to private flying, or cutaway in a midcentury transportation sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational or private aircraft interest in a small-field setting without enough visual evidence to identify a specific event.
Research note: A visible adult face and aircraft registration or markings may require likeness, ownership, or trademark review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1959 8mm home movie amphibious aircraft, man in plane cockpit, Yucaipa aviation footage, and vintage private airplane.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1959 Yucaipa or California aviation footage, then broader midcentury aircraft and transportation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Yucaipa-area home-movie footage, a man in a white shirt sits inside the cockpit of a small amphibious aircraft. — A man sits in the aircraft cockpit as the home-movie camera frames him through the side glazing.

A small amphibious aircraft is seen from the side at Volmer Yucaipa, with its propeller, high wing, cockpit, and registration marking visible. — The aircraft's boat-like fuselage, wing struts, and propeller dominate the frame.

The 1959 8mm frame shows the amphibious aircraft from the side, with the nose, propeller, cockpit, wing struts, and registration area visible. — A closer side view emphasizes the aircraft's propeller, cockpit opening, and boat-shaped lower fuselage.

A purple-tinted 8mm frame shows the small amphibious aircraft parked in a field, with propeller, cockpit, landing gear, and partial registration visible. — The home-movie shot lingers on the parked amphibious aircraft and its distinctive fuselage shape.

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