Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: A Small White and Red Biplane Taking Off From a Grass Airfield

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

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A Small White and Red Biplane Taking Off From a Grass... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 in Volmer Yucaipa, California, showing a small white and red biplane with a red nose taking off from a grassy airfield. The clip captures the aircraft accelerating down the runway, lifting into the air, and flying away under a hazy purple-tinged sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color distortion, and soft focus, with a distinct purple color cast typical of 1950s amateur film stock. The scene evokes mid-century aviation nostalgia and personal travel memories.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122696998

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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: 1950s 8mm home-movie aviation footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a small biplane departing a grass airfield in Southern California.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century light aviation through the open grass strip, small biplane form, and color 8mm home-movie handling visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged spectator viewpoint, watching the aircraft pass close to camera and lift away rather than presenting a formal aviation record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white and red biplane, red nose, grass runway, hazy tree line, pale sky, aircraft wheels, open cockpit area, and soft 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries purple color shift, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight motion blur that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief aviation insert, period transportation cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition from ground activity to flight.
Historical context: The scene places private or recreational flying in a rural airfield setting, but the frames do not identify the aircraft model, pilot, or airfield facilities.
Research note: People are flagged as visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright, aircraft ownership, and location permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 8mm biplane takeoff, Yucaipa California grass airfield, vintage home movie airplane, and small plane runway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1959 Yucaipa or Southern California clips, then broader 1950s aviation and airfield material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Yucaipa-area home-movie frame showing a small white and red biplane rolling across a grass airfield under a hazy sky. — A small biplane begins its takeoff roll across the grass strip.

The white and red biplane appears just above or near the grass runway during takeoff in 1959 Yucaipa-area footage. — The aircraft lifts from the grass field with the horizon blurred behind it.

Close 8mm view of the white and red biplane as it passes near the camera on the Yucaipa-area grass airfield. — The biplane passes close to the camera, showing its red stripe and open cockpit area.

1959 home-movie frame from the Yucaipa area showing the biplane side-on, with wings, struts, cockpit area, and landing gear visible. — A close side view shows the biplane structure as it moves along the airfield.

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