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Green Leader was the call sign of the Commander of Green Squadron. There were a number of starfighter squadrons with this name, and several pilots went by the call sign Green Leader.
History[]
Rebel Alliance[]
In 0 BBY, Merrick Simms flew a T-16 skyhopper under the call sign Green Leader while stationed at Anchorhead Base on Tatooine, where he conducted trials for trainee pilots such as "Rookie One" through the nearby Beggar's Canyon.[7][8]
An X-wing pilot who escorted the freighter Otana past Imperial Star Destroyers during the evacuation of Hoth was designated Green Leader.[9]
After the Battle of Hoth, Stevan Makintay commanded a Green Squadron stationed at Eyrie Base, and went by this call sign.[5]
Arvel Crynyd served as Green Leader in the Alliance Fleet, leading a squadron of RZ-1 A-wing interceptors into combat during the Battle of Endor, but was killed during the battle after his A-wing was fatally hit. However, Crynyd managed to steer his interceptor toward the unshielded bridge of the Executor, destroying it and sending the Dreadnought plummeting into the surface of the second Death Star.[4]
New Republic[]
The New Republic's Green Squadron escorted a convoy led by the GR-75 medium transport Dewback's Burden to Bhuna Sound, where they were ambushed by pirate TIE interceptors. The B-wing starfighter pilot designated Green Leader was destroyed with the rest of the convoy.[10]
Another Green Leader on patrol over Pinnacle Base encountered the flagship Defiance, returning from a reconnaissance mission to the Deep Core in which it had sustained damage to its transponder, preventing the ship from broadcasting its identification codes.[11]
Green Squadron fought in the Battle of Calamari,[3] during which an X-wing pilot flying as Green Leader was killed in action by a TIE/D automated starfighter.[2]
Later, another Green Leader was stationed in the Ottegan system when the troopship Pelagia was destroyed by a missile fired from the Galaxy Gun.[12]
During an attempt to rescue Kir Kanos and Feena D'Asta, an X-wing pilot designated Green Leader caused extensive damage to the palace of Grappa the Hutt on the orders of Commander Mirith Sinn.[13]
Yakown Reth served as Green Leader during the Yuuzhan Vong War.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
"Firepower" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- "Lando's Commandos: On Eagles' Wings" — Star Wars Tales 5
- Dark Empire audio drama
- Dark Empire 3
- Empire's End audio drama
- Empire's End 1
- Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood 5
- Before the Storm
- The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
Sources[]
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault: The Official Insider's Guide
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 13 (AWI 1-2: A-Wing Starfighter)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dark Empire 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 367 ("Green Squadron (3)")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
"Firepower" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
- ↑ Dark Empire 2
- ↑ Star Wars: Rebel Assault
- ↑ Star Wars: Rebel Assault: The Official Insider's Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- ↑ "Lando's Commandos: On Eagles' Wings" — Star Wars Tales 5
- ↑ Dark Empire audio drama
- ↑ Empire's End 1
- ↑ Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood 5