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- "As a veteran TIE pilot, I understand that the Rebellion is a vile movement against the true government, but in all honesty I have to respect the aggressiveness and ability of its pilots. Though most of them have not been formally trained, their experience in battle has more than made up for it."
- ―Flight Leader Trel Skutu
Rebel pilots flew starfighters, light freighters, and atmospheric repulsorlift vehicles for the Alliance Starfighter Corps of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. Like the rest of the Alliance Military (and unlike the Imperial Navy), they came from a wide variety of species, planets, and backgrounds. Some were defectors trained at one of the Imperial Academies, while others were former scouts, smugglers, pirates, or independent traders, or bush pilots from the Outer Rim.
Rebel pilots had a reputation for bravery, since they were almost always outnumbered when they went into battle. They also had a reputation for skill and success, after such Rebel victories as the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Endor.
Rebel pilots wore orange, gray, green or red flight suits. The flight suits had a winter vest such as the ones worn on Hoth. They wore a flak vest with a life support box on top. They also wore the famous helmet which included a visor with a special computer projection for targeting.
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Famous Rebel pilots
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- Wedge Antilles
- Ace Azzameen
- Tycho Celchu
- Arvel Crynyd
- Biggs Darklighter
- Gavin Darklighter
- Vrad Dodonna
- Garven Dreis
- Keyan Farlander
- Corran Horn
- Wes Janson
- Derek Klivian
- Ru Murleen
- Arhul Narra
- Nien Nunb
- Ten Numb
- "Rookie One"
- Jek Tono Porkins
- Horton Salm
- Luke Skywalker
- Jon "Dutch" Vander
Famous Rebel flight squadronsEdit
- Blue Squadron
- Gold Squadron
- Green Squadron
- Gray Squadron
- Nomad Squadron
- Red Squadron
- Red Hand Squadron
- Renegade Flight
- Rogue Squadron
- Wraith Squadron
- Dagger Squadron
VehiclesEdit
StarfightersEdit
- B-wing starfighter
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- H-60 Tempest bomber
- R-22 Spearhead
- RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- T-wing interceptor
- Z-95 Headhunter
- Zebra starfighter
AirspeedersEdit
Rebel pilot HelmetsEdit
Helmet symbolsEdit
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Behind the scenesEdit
The helmets worn by Alliance X-wing pilots were made from modified plastic copies of real US Navy APH-6B flight helmets.[1]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
- Star Wars 26: Doom Mission
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars: X-wing
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: X-wing Alliance
- Star Wars: Rebellion
- Star Wars: Rebellion (comics)
- X-Wing series (novels)
Non-canonical appearancesEdit
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985)
- Star Wars: Droids toy line
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook - Special Edition
"So You Think You Wanna Be a Rebel Pilot?"—Star Wars Kids 4
- "Meet Wedge!"—Star Wars Kids 4
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars Magazine UK 68
- Star Wars: Chronicles
- Handbook 1: X-wing Rogue Squadron
- Squadrons Over Corellia
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 20 (PIL1-4, Training Rebel Alliance Pilots)
"Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 123
Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia (Picture only)
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Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Star Wars Magazine UK 68
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