Blade Squadron Blade Squadron was a B - wing starfighter squadron that served with the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic during the Galactic Civil War . The squadron fought during the Battle of Endor , where they single - handedly destroyed the " Imperial - class " Star Destroyer " Devastator " . The squadron ' s patch , a B - wing over a lightning bolt , was captioned with the words " strike as lightning " in Aurebesh . In 5 ABY , Blade Squadron also saw action at the Battle of Malastare , during which Gina Moonsong disobeyed Blade Leader Braylen Stramm ' s orders and attacked Moff Pandion ' s vacation palace on the planet . Later , a group of X - wing starfighter s were added to escort the B - wings in Battle for Kuat Drive Yards and Battle of Jakku . History . Battle of Endor . Blade Squadron participated in the Battle of Endor , led by Wing Commander Adon Fox . Upon realizing the trap the Empire had set , the squadron ' s rearguard mission was promptly aborted , and Blade Squadron was reassigned to attack the blockade of Imperial ships . Adon Fox ordered his B - wings to target the " Imperial - class " Star Destroyer " Devastator " , which he recognized as the ship that destroyed his wife ' s transport during the evacuation of Hoth in 3 ABY . The " Devastator " was successfully destroyed along with Admiral Jhared Montferrat , its commanding officer . This cleared a pathway for the remaining Rebel Alliance starfighter s to start their attack on the Death Star . Blade Squadron suffered heavy losses , including the death of Blade Leader at the hands of Commander Gradd ' s TIE Interceptor . After Endor . Following the victory at Endor , the surviving B - wing pilots each received a Medal of Bravery . Braylen Stramm was promoted to Wing Commander and given command of Blade Squadron . Gina Moonsong was promoted to Lieutenant . Due to heavy losses suffered in the battle , the squadron received three new cadets ( Cutter Poole , Yori Dahn and Jordan Karls ) , who were assigned to Moonsong ' s section . With the cadets untested and very little time to teach them , Moonsong promptly interviewed each one and then immediately introduced them to Fanty , who would go on to start their training early the following morning . Battle of Malastare . Blade Squadron ' s next operation was at the Battle of Malastare , their mission was to destroy an Imperial communications hub on the planet of Malastare . To get through the planetary shield , Admiral Ackbar ' s technician s determined that the B - wings would need to aggregate their ion cannon beams , converged at precisely the same coordinates on the shield to create a temporary aperture , which allowed the squadron to pass through . The electromagnetic surge of the flickering shield was too much for Blade Seven , Karls , and destroyed his ship . Stramm and his B - wings concentrated on bombing runs of the target , while Moonsong and the rest of the squadron distracted incoming TIE Fighters and ground defense batteries . Blade Five , Cutter Poole , was killed by a pursuing TIE Fighter . Stramm ' s orders were to target just the planet ' s shield generator and communications hub , however Moonsong disobeyed orders and destroyed Moff Valco Pandion ' s vacation palace . Battle for Kuat Drive Yards . Prior to the Battle for Kuat Drive Yards , Stramm was relieved of flying duties and assigned to the carrier " Amalthea " to help Commodore Kyrsta Agate coordinate the overall fleet action , which involved multiple squadrons of fighters and cruiser s . The battle was long and drawn out , which lasted many days . An X - wing escort section was added to Blade Squadron , now led by Moonsong , to supplement her B - wings . The battle took its toll on the squadron , so when X - wing pilot Johan Volk was injured in combat and excused from flying duties , Stramm was temporarily substituted in to Volk ' s slot , and flew as Lieutenant Sandara Li ' s wingman . Battle of Jakku . Blade Squadron , still composed of B - wings and X - wings , participated in the Battle of Jakku . During the attack on the " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought " Ravager " , Moonsong ' s B - wing was caught in the tractor beam used to pull the " Ravager " down to the planet ' s surface and resulted in both ships crashing on Jakku . Moonsong survived the crash , however her ship was destroyed and she had no way of communication back to Ackbar and Fighter Command on " Home One " . Together with Temmin Wexley from Phantom Squadron , who crashed his X - wing too , they managed to find New Republic ground soldiers nearby . However , due to strict radio silence orders , Moonsong was still unable to call for help . With no other option , they assisted ground forces in a mission to attack an Imperial supply convoy . Moonsong then attempted to broadcast a distress message using the Imperial equipment from the convoy . Stramm led Blade Squadron ' s B - wings down to the surface in a rescue mission and successfully saved them from remaining Imperial forces . Behind the scenes . A group of B - wing starfighters first appeared in the 1983 film . It wasn ' t until the 2014 short story " Blade Squadron " that they were identified as Blade Squadron . When the short story was published on " StarWars . com " , the character Fanty was replaced by an unnamed character as Blade Four , with the former ' s lines given to Gina Moonsong instead . This has since led to some confusion among fans . Specifically , " StarWars . com " states Blade Four was destroyed at Endor , but Fanty reappears in the follow up short story " " . In the short story " Blade Squadron " , it states Adon Fox is flying an A - wing at Endor , but later in the same battle he ' s in a B - wing .