Rebel pilot
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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, green, or beige 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 an orange visor with a special computer projection for targeting.
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[edit] Famous Rebel pilots
- Luke Skywalker
- Wedge Antilles
- Biggs Darklighter
- Jek Tono Porkins
- Ace Azzameen
- Keyan Farlander
- Ru Murleen
- Arhul Narra
- Mazer Rackus
- "Rookie One"
- Jon "Dutch" Vander
- Nien Nunb
- Tycho Celchu
- Arvel Crynyd
- Garven Dreis
[edit] Famous Rebel flight squadrons
- Blue Squadron
- Gold Squadron
- Green Squadron
- Gray Squadron
- Nomad Squadron
- Red Hand Squadron
- Red Squadron
- Rogue Squadron
- Tala Squadron
Rogue Squadron insignia |
Nomad Squadron insignia |
[edit] Vehicles
[edit] Starfighters
- 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
[edit] Airspeeders
[edit] Rebel pilot Helmets
X-wing pilot Garven Dreis - Battle of Yavin |
B-wing pilot - Battle of Endor |
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X-wing pilot Wedge Antilles |
X-wing pilot Tycho Celchu |
X-wing pilot Plourr Ilo |
X-wing pilot Dllr Nep |
[edit] Helmet symbols
[edit] Behind the scenes
The helmets worn by Alliance X-wing pilots were made from modified plastic copies of real US Navy APH-6B flight helmets.[1]
[edit] Appearances
- 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)
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Galaxies
- 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
- Tie Fighter
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)
- Star Wars: Rebellion (comics)
- X-Wing series
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985)
- Star Wars: Droids toy line
- 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)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars Magazine UK 68
