Red Wing (pilot)
Red Wing was the call sign of a member of Red Squadron, a Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron which was also referred to as "Red Wing." The starfighter pilot designated Red Wing was second-in-command to Red Leader[2] Wedge Antilles,[3] and was tasked with overseeing the individual units that comprised the starfighter wing. During the Battle of Endor[1] in 4 ABY,[4] Red Wing led Red Squadron fighter units into combat against the starfleet of the Galactic Empire,[1] culminating in the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of Emperor Palpatine in the Endor system.[3]
Behind the scenes
- "Red Wing, stay alert—we could run out of space real fast."
- ―Wedge Antilles
The character designated Red Wing was first mentioned in the 1984 reference title A Guide to the Star Wars Universe.[1] "Red Wing" is briefly mentioned in the[5] May 12,[6] 1983 novelization of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,[5] the original trilogy film released in May 25 of the same year,[7] but it is not clear if the reference is to the pilot or Red Squadron as a whole. A similar, albeit much clearer, issue in the novelization involved the use of "Gold Wing" in reference to both Gold Squadron and the pilot designated Gold Wing.[5]
Sources
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (First mentioned)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi novelization
- ↑
Star Wars : Return of the Jedi on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV–VI, 1977–1983