Featured Aircraft
The Ring Raiders toy line featured an array of aircraft dating from World War II to the present day, including the then-"Futuristic" designs. With the exception of the fictional Nightingale helicopter, Airborne aircraft carriers and both Monogram and Testors versions of the F-19 Stealth Fighter model kits, all were based on real aircraft. Almost all of the designs featured were Western (specifically American) aircraft.
Real-life Aircraft in the toy line include:
- P-51 Mustang
- F4U Corsair
- F-86 Sabre
- F-104 Starfighter
- F-4 Phantom II
- F-5 Tiger II
- F-16 Falcon
- A-10 Thunderbolt II
- SR-71 Blackbird
- X-29
- Harrier
- Mirage III
- Saab Viggen
- MiG-29 Fulcrum
The cartoon featured numerous other aircraft that weren't featured in the toyline, including the F6F Hellcat, B-58 Hustler, BAE Hawk, Fokker Dr.I, MiG-21, MiG-25, Tu-22 and A6M Zero.
In Europe, a second line of Ring Raiders toys was released. Though no new characters were affiliated with the new aircraft squadrons, their colors bore immense similarities to those of the previous series. Brand new aircraft included the F6F Hellcat, F7U Cutlass, BAE Hawk, Me-262 and MiG-21 Fishbed.
Read more about this topic: Ring Raiders