Ring Raiders is a 1989 animated television series based on a 1980s toy line made by Matchbox.

[1] The series began with a two-hour special by DIC Enterprises, followed by one week of five half-hour episodes syndicated by Bohbot Communications.

There are always pilots who, twisted by war's cruelties, are willing to join the Skull Squadron, causing it to grow bigger and more dangerous.

In the 1990s, Skull Squadron is finally powerful enough to scramble for the master mission in its bid for world domination.

The Justice crew beams the best planes and pilots right out of history's greatest air battles to train them to fight against the Skull Squadron.

The show used the catchphrase "The command is in my hand" when characters wished to transform their planes, using their rings to make them more powerful.

The bulk of the toy release consisted of packs of four aircraft, each squadron sporting their own distinctive color scheme.

The Air Carrier Justice was the largest single item in the line; it was a massive Flying Wing design, resembling a scaled-up version of the YB-49.

A pair of accessories, these toys consisted of a soundbox shaped like a flight stick that was worn around the wrist.

It had three sound effects (jet engine, cannon and missile launch), each triggered by a separate button.

The Skull Squadron version played a "revving" sound when it was started up, but apart from this it was identical to its Ring Raiders counterpart.

The Ring Raiders toy line featured an array of aircraft dating from World War II to the present day, including the then-"Futuristic" designs.

Brand new aircraft included the F6F Hellcat, F7U Cutlass, BAE Hawk, Me 262, B-58 Hustler, Tu-22, MiG-21, B-1 Lancer, C-130 Hercules, and Handley Page Victor.