Evacuation of Ciutric

Sate Pestage, a former Imperial, fled to Ciutric in hopes of avoiding any more connection with the Galactic Empire. With the Imperials hunting him down, the New Republic sent a rescue force down onto the planet to retrieve him.

Rogue Squadron and Aggressor Wing provided air support while a commando force infiltrated the city where Pestage was hiding. Several commandos extracted Sate from the city and proceeded to escape in an evacuation transport. Escaping from the planet, however, was prevented by a pair of Star Destroyers.

With the retrieval force trapped on the planet, a squadron of TIE Fighters ambushed the team, taking down Rogue II in the process. With all of the TIEs down, the attack on the Imperial blockade began. With the  Skate providing support, a Y-wing squadron engaged the TIE Fighter force in combat.

The Y-wings fired volleys of proton torpedoes at the Imperial-class Star Destroyer, taking down its shields and critically damaging the vessel. The frigate flew out of control. The Immobilizer 418 cruiser was destroyed by a squad of Y-wings. Down on the planet, the New Republic convoy escorting Pestage was ambushed by a squad of AT-ATs. Sate was captured and strangled to death by Admiral Delak Krennel. However, due to his prescence on Byss a few years later during the reborn Emperor Palpatine's rule, the Republic thought that it was not really Pestage that was killed, but an insane clone, or that he somehow survived his strangulation.

Appearances

 * X-Wing Rogue Squadron 32: Mandatory Retirement, Part 1
 * X-Wing Rogue Squadron 33: Mandatory Retirement, Part 2
 * X-Wing Rogue Squadron 34: Mandatory Retirement, Part 3
 * X-Wing Rogue Squadron 35: Mandatory Retirement, Part 4