Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1963: Unique Single Engine Amphibious Airplane On Grass Field

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

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Unique Single Engine Amphibious Airplane On Grass Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1963 showing a unique single-engine amphibious aircraft on a grassy airfield in Yucaipa, California. The small blue and white plane, marked N2228, sits on the field with its distinctive high-wing design and pontoons visible. A pilot is seated in the cockpit as the aircraft remains stationary, with a tall control tower structure in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with purple color cast, grain, and slight motion blur, capturing a nostalgic moment of early aviation history.

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: 122697518

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s aviation, home-movie, or regional California archive requests needing a brief view of a small amphibious aircraft on a grass airfield.
Period detail: The clip shows 1963 8mm footage with a high-wing amphibious aircraft, visible registration markings, open grass field, and a distant tower-like structure.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the aircraft from close and mid-distance as the pilot sits in the cockpit, giving the scene an unstaged airfield visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue-and-white amphibious plane, high wing, pontoons or hull form, cockpit with pilot, registration markings, grass field, trees, and a tower-like structure.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, purple color shift, uneven exposure, and slight handheld motion that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short aviation insert, regional airfield cutaway, transition into small-plane travel, or memory beat within a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The images document a small civilian aircraft at rest on a grassy airfield, reflecting private aviation as seen through a family or amateur camera.
Research note: A pilot and aircraft registration or markings are visible, so likeness, aircraft identification, and any trademark or registration concerns should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Searches such as 1963 8mm amphibious airplane, Yucaipa California airfield home movie, small single-engine seaplane on grass, and vintage pilot cockpit footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then with 1963 Yucaipa or Southern California airfield material, then with small aircraft and home-movie aviation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Yucaipa home-movie frame showing a blue-and-white amphibious aircraft on a grass airfield with a pilot seated in the cockpit. — A small amphibious aircraft sits on the grass with a pilot visible in the cockpit.

Closer 1963 view of the amphibious aircraft at Yucaipa, with its high wing, cockpit, and grass-field setting visible. — The camera moves closer to the aircraft, showing the cockpit and front hull more clearly.

Close 1963 home-movie frame of the amphibious aircraft side, with cockpit, pilot, wing struts, and registration markings visible. — A close side view shows the pilot area, wing struts, and markings on the aircraft body.

Wide 1963 Yucaipa airfield view with the small aircraft seen in silhouette against trees and open grass. — The aircraft appears farther away on the field, framed by grass and a line of trees.

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