88th Flight The 88th Flight was a " Vulture " - class droid starfighter squadron in the service of the navy of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Characteristics . Vulture droids of 88th Flight were marked with the slate - gray , blue and light - grey colors of the Confederate Navy , uniquely striped diagonally across the hull of the droids ' hull plating to identify them apart from other vulture droid squadrons . Droid starfighters of the squadron were equipped with comparatively minimal defenses and shielding , as well as blaster cannons , discord missiles , and energy torpedoes . They were provided with basic targeting and defensive systems . When grounded , 88th Flight droids were less maneuverable on land than in flight . However , units were able to redirect power not being used for starfighter combat into weapons and shields , balancing their performance as ground assault units . Certain units of the squadron were upgraded for command operations , and were equipped with better targeting and shielding systems . These command units were marked with vertical yellow stripes on the fore and aft ends of their upper wings , identifying them apart from their subordinate squadron members . History . Mission to Skytop Station . Units of the 88th Flight were present during the infiltration of the Separatist listening post , Skytop Station , by a Republic squad led by Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano . They were activated by R3 - S6 along with B2 super battle droids to attack Skywalker and the clone troopers with them on the mission . Battle of Patitite Pattuna . About 21 BBY , the 88th Flight participated in an ambush led by Separatist General Grievous . One of the squadron ' s vulture droids pursued a BTL - B Y - wing starfighter — commandeered by R2 - D2 and C - 3PO escaping the destruction of Jedi Master Adi Gallia ' s " Venator " - class Star Destroyer — through the midst of the conflict and into Patitite Pattuna ' s atmosphere . The droid fighter scored a damaging hit on the Republic bomber , only to be destroyed following an evasive maneuver performed by R2 - D2 . The rest of the squadron engaged in the battle assisted in the repulsion of Republic forces — as well as the destruction of Adi Gallia ' s flagship — resulting in the capture of the Jedi by Grievous . Behind the scenes . On July 26 , 2008 , the 88th Flight was first represented as a miniature in the " Clone Wars " expansion of WizKids ' s " Star Wars PocketModel TCG " . The squadron was then featured in Ambush in , and in subsequent episodes of the television series , such as Duel of the Droids and Nomad Droids in . The expansion also included representative 88th Flight Command units , which were elite members of the squadron marked with yellow stripes on their wing pods . Images of the vulture droid squadron were provided by Lucasfilm , Ltd . , taken directly from episodes of the series to be printed by WizKids on styrene miniatures . As with other units in the game , the name 88th Flight was provided by Lucasfilm , Ltd . to WizKids to identify the squadron in the supplied episode images . The coloration and design of the units — as with other color and design schemes for other flights and squadrons — served to distinctly identify the unit apart from other squadrons . This was done to preview the material of the series to the public only just before the airing of episodes , giving fans supplemental information of characters and organizations outside of episode dialog . Such information concerning the series material was strictly protected by Lucasfilm until the time of distribution . Also on July 26 , 2008 , Hasbro released a " Vulture Droid " action vehicle for line of their Star Wars action figure toys .