Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1963: Small Amphibious Plane on Grass Airfield

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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 on Grass Airfield — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1963 showing a small amphibious aircraft on a grassy airfield in Volmer Yucaipa, California. The aircraft, a dark-colored floatplane with a high-wing design, sits stationary on the field under an overcast sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: a distinct purple color cast, visible grain, and slight camera shake. A person is visible in the cockpit, and the plane remains on the ground throughout the clip, with no takeoff occurring. The scene captures a quiet moment of mid-century aviation history.

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: 122697498

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm aviation footage for documentary or educational edits needing a quiet ground view of a small amphibious aircraft on a rural California airfield.
Period detail: The high-wing floatplane, grass landing field, distant low buildings and purple 8mm color cast support a mid-century home-movie aviation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's perspective, holding on the aircraft as it sits on the field with a person visible in the cockpit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the amphibious aircraft, pontoons or hull, high wings, cockpit area, grass field, distant trees, low buildings and overcast sky.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, purple color shift, slight exposure variation and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short aviation cutaway, a memory beat, or a transition into mid-century recreational flying or local airfield material.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a small aircraft at rest on a grass airfield, suggesting everyday local aviation rather than a staged airshow moment.
Research note: A person is visible in the cockpit, so likeness review may be needed; no readable brands or logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1963 8mm floatplane, small amphibious aircraft on grass airfield, Yucaipa aviation home movie and vintage California airfield footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 Yucaipa or California airfield footage, then broader small-aircraft and home-movie aviation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm frame from Yucaipa, California, showing a dark high-wing amphibious aircraft stationary on a grassy airfield. — A small amphibious plane rests on the grass with trees and low buildings in the distance.

The small amphibious aircraft remains parked on the grass in this 1963 Yucaipa home-movie frame, with a person faintly visible in the cockpit area. — The aircraft stays on the field, framed with its wing and cockpit prominent.

A closer 1963 home-movie view shows the amphibious aircraft on the Yucaipa grass field, with its wing, hull and cockpit area visible. — The camera holds on the aircraft, bringing the wing and rounded body into clearer view.

Final 1963 Yucaipa frame of the dark amphibious aircraft parked on the grass airfield, with trees and low buildings beyond. — The clip ends with the aircraft still grounded on the open field.

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