Red Leader/Legends

Red Leader is the code name for the leader of the Rebel Alliance red fighter squadron.

During the Battle of Yavin, Garven Dreis was Red Leader, but his trench run failed, his proton torpedoes missed the target, and after that, both Garven's engines were destroyed by Vader. Garven died when his X-Wing collided with the Death Star surface.

During the Battle of Endor, Wedge Antilles was Red Leader. He led the Red Squadron into the superstructure of the second Death Star. He succeeded in destroying the power regulator on the north tower of the Death Star core, which allowed Lando Calrissian to destroy the main reactor. That enabled a chain reaction that destroyed the Death Star, and the Empire.