The unidentified maker of Jose's aluminum B-17 has never been confirmed to me. There are many of these types of post war French aluminum toy aircraft which I have, for lack of better identification, simply cataloged as Unknown Maker#1, #2 etc. The French collectors told me that the aluminum was plentiful after the war because it came from scrapped aircraft- true or not?
I have grouped them under a maker together based on their design style, landing gear materials, props and hubs. If anyone has a better idea of the manufacturers, let me know.
Maker #1
Maker #2
Maker #3
Maker #4