Thanks to a spring mechanism, children can launch a missile or marble towards a target, making the game even more fun.
In the United States
Gotham Pressed Steel Corp. in the United States offers this aeroplane, which is loaded with a wooden marble through the nose and compressed by a rear pull tab.
Late 1930s – before 1942, lithographed sheet metal, push toy, 24.5 x 20
In France
Joustra
A fighter plane carries a missile, which is launched by a suction cup system that attaches it to its target.
1962, tôle lithographiée, plastique, mécanisme à friction roule sur le sol, 30 x 39 cm
Silenco
The missiles on this bomber are loaded into the centre of the propellers and launched with a click; with ten missiles, several children can take turns firing.
1945, painted wood and sheet metal, push toy, 38 x 24 cm