![]() ![]() In the Star Wars Rebels 2014 animated series, the crew of the Ghost are shown stealing Old Republic Y-wings, in the process of being dismantled by the Galactic Empire, for use by the nascent Rebel Alliance. General Anakin Skywalker is shown leading a squadron of Y-wings on one of their first missions to take out a Separatist cruiser, where they are noted for their powerful shields and secondary gunner. Here they are depicted as fighter-bombers used by the Galactic Republic in the Clone Wars against the Separatists. Y-wings were later seen in The Clone Wars 2008 television series. (The pilot of the surviving Y-Wing differs between Canon and Legends) Y-wings made a brief appearance at the end of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) when the heroes are reunited with the Rebel fleet, and feature alongside other Rebel starfighters during the climatic space battle of Return of the Jedi (1983). Led by squadron leader Jon Vander ( Angus MacInnes), Y-wings made the first unsuccessful "trench run" on the Death Star's exhaust port, and only one Y-wing would survive the battle itself. In the original Star Wars movie (1977), a group of Y-wings designated "Gold Squadron" took part in the attack on the Death Star. However, the dome did not appear properly when filmed against bluescreen and subsequent designs omitted the turret. Y-wing made their theatrical appearance in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and have featured in movies, television shows, and the Star Wars expanded universe's books, comics, and games.Ĭolin Cantwell, who also designed the saga's TIE fighters, initially designed the Y-wing with a large bubble turret for a gunner. They are depicted as the star fighters of the Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance, New Republic, and the Resistance being ideally suited for anti-shipping, close air support, air interdiction, force protection and ground attack missions. The Koensayr BTL Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber are a series of fictional spacecraft from the Star Wars franchise. ![]()
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