At the beginning of the 1930s, Günthermann produced a biplane with a corrugated sheet metal body. By modifying the wing, the shape of the wings and by fitting it with a float, the toy manufacturer produced a series of 8 different toys over a few years, including a yellow toy aeroplane about which I know nothing more.
All these toys were made of lithographed sheet metal and fitted with a clockwork mechanism, with a wingspan of 37 cm and a length of 33 cm.
The first biplane
Rolls on the ground, propeller turns, battery-operated lighting
The monoplane in the same livery
Rolls on the ground, propeller turns, battery-operated lighting
The biplane was reworked to celebrate Amy Johnson’s achievement on Jason, and the spare propeller was used to lock the propeller during winding up.
Rolls on the ground, propeller turns
Also used to mark Costes and Bellonte’s Atlantic crossing. On this toy, the wings are flat, the lower canopy is shorter and the portraits of the heroes are on the top.
Rolls on the ground, propeller turns
Two seaplanes, the first for transport
The propeller turns and pulls the seaplane through the water
This one for the race
The propeller turns and pulls the seaplane through the water
And a fighter biplane, flat-winged like the Interrogation Point, turret swivels from left to right and a crackling sound is heard. This toy is intended for export to Great Britain.
The propeller turns
The mythical red plane is missing!