Black Squadron (Galactic Empire)

This article covers the Canon version of this subject.  Click here for Wookieepedia's article on the Legends version of this subject. 

OnACanonArticleGoToLegends

For other uses, see Black Squadron and Black.

Black Squadron was an Imperial TIE/ln space superiority starfighter squadron.[4]

History

Darth Vader flanked by Black Squadron at the Battle of Yavin.

Darth Vader flanked by Black Squadron at the Battle of Yavin.

During the Battle of Yavin, TIE fighters from Black Squadron launched from the Death Star to engage rebel starfighters that were assaulting the Imperial station. Led by Darth Vader in his TIE Advanced x1, Black Squadron shot down many rebel fighters, though several were able to begin their attack runs on the Death Star's thermal exhaust port, a small opening on the battle station that led directly to the main reactor. Ultimately, rebel pilot Luke Skywalker was able to fire two proton torpedos directly down the exhaust port, which triggered a chain reaction that destroyed the station.[1]

Senior Lieutenant Iden Versio, a female pilot in the Imperial Starfighter Corps, served as a member of Black Squadron as Sigma Three, and was one of the few Imperial survivors of the battle. Versio's TIE fighter was damaged by debris from the Death Star, and she crashed on Yavin 4.[2]

Imperial Emblem This article is a stub about the Galactic Empire. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it.

Appearances

Wiki-shrinkable This in-universe list is incomplete. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it.

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
  4. ↑ Star Wars: On the Front Lines

External links