Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1963: Small Amphibious Plane N2228 Preparing For Takeoff

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationVolmer Yucaipa, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Volmer Yucaipa California

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Small Amphibious Plane N2228 Preparing For Takeoff — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1963 showing a small amphibious aircraft, likely a Volmer, on a grassy airfield in Yucaipa, California. The plane, marked N2228, features a distinctive high-mounted propeller and a streamlined fuselage. Pilots are visible in the cockpit as the aircraft prepares for takeoff. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with a strong purple color cast, grain, and soft focus, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century aviation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 122697380

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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 1960s aviation requests needing home-movie footage of a small amphibious aircraft preparing to move on a rural California airfield.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century experimental or light-aircraft culture, with a compact amphibious plane, open cockpit area, and registration N2228 visible on the fuselage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from beside the field as the aircraft rolls past, preserving an informal spectator view rather than a staged aviation sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the amphibious fuselage, high-mounted propeller pod, wing struts, cockpit occupants, tail section, grassy airfield, and soft tree line.
Film character: The 8mm scan has strong purple color shift, visible grain, soft focus, rounded frame edges, and slight motion blur consistent with home-movie stock.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, aviation cutaway, transition into private flying culture, or memory beat around small-aircraft activity.
Historical context: The footage places a small aircraft in an open field setting, offering visual context for recreational or local aviation without confirming ownership or event details.
Research note: People and the aircraft registration are visible, so copyright, likeness, and aircraft identification should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Search matches include 1963 8mm small amphibious plane, Volmer-style aircraft N2228, Yucaipa California airfield home movie, and vintage light aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Yucaipa or 1963 California clips, then broader small-aircraft, airfield, and recreational aviation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Yucaipa home-movie frame showing a small amphibious aircraft from the side, with people visible in the cockpit and a high-mounted propeller pod. — Small amphibious aircraft seen side-on as it sits or rolls on a grassy airfield.

1963 Yucaipa frame showing the amphibious aircraft closer to center, with registration N2228 visible and cockpit figures under soft purple film color. — Aircraft registration N2228 appears along the fuselage as the plane moves across the field.

The plane passes in profile, showing its tail, wing, cockpit, and side registration.

1963 Yucaipa frame showing the amphibious aircraft continuing across the field, with the raised propeller pod silhouetted against a soft tree line. — The aircraft continues across the airfield near the end of the short takeoff-preparation view.

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