Mystery solved Scooby Doo! Many Thanx to reader Robert from Norwich for determining that the larger Eldon Cargo Plane did in fact exist and was made to accommodate the larger vehicles. Robert found his information on WorthPoint - a source that, quite frankly, I simply don't use. (Why? Dunno. Just never got in the habit I s'pose). So, apparently Eldon produced this larger version in blue and red, with red, white, and blue vehicles. They also produced a silver one with the same olive drab vehicles I have. There's still one little mystery I don't think we'll ever solve. As a general rule, toy companies didn't make a large version, then shortly afterward make a small version of any given toy. The No. 902 "Cargo Plane" is listed as 20"L. The later, No. 850:98 "U.S. Navy Cargo Plane" measures 11 1/4"L. It's odd in that re-tooling just to downsize must have been expensive - so why bother? I can speculate and come up with different scenarios all day long, but the fact remains, Eldon mysteriously made two versions of the same type of plane. It are what it is! Enjoy! Opa Fritz
My toys: Later version, small plane with early version large vehicles.
My toys: Smaller Eldon No. 850-98 U.S. Navy Cargo Plane with small vehicles
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