Chandrila Skies Chandrila Skies was a space - capable light assault vehicle produced by Uulshos Manufacturing that was part of the Galactic Alliance Second Fleet by 40 ABY . Attached to the battle carrier " Dodonna " , the shuttle took part in the Galactic Alliance ' s Operation Roundabout against the planet Corellia that year and was guarded by the Jedi - composed Hardpoint Squadron as it attempted to extract the Jedi of Team Tauntaun and Team Purella from Corellia . However , " Chandrila Skies " took a direct hit by Corellian flak while attempting to reach the surface and was destroyed , making it one of the first casualties of the Second Galactic Civil War . Description . Produced by Uulshos Manufacturing , " Chandrila Skies " was a modified light assault vehicle that was capable of space flight . Measuring slightly longer than an XJ6 X - wing starfighter in length , " Chandrila Skies " possessed a horizontal wedge - shaped prow , and its broad armored fuselage allowed it the room to transport approximately a dozen passengers in addition to its crew of two . It was slower in flight than a starfighter . History . Named after the agriworld of Chandrila , " Chandrila Skies " served as a shuttle in the Galactic Alliance Second Fleet by 40 ABY , at a time when the Corellian system was challenging the Galactic Alliance for greater independence . In order to keep the planet Corellia in line , the Galactic Alliance conducted Operation Roundabout as a show of force , deploying parts of the Second Fleet in Corellian orbital space while four Jedi commando teams pursued various objectives on Corellia and the nearby superweapon Centerpoint Station . " Chandrila Skies " was part of Team Womp Rat , which included the ten Jedi - piloted XJ6 X - wing starfighters of Hardpoint Squadron led by Grand Master Luke Skywalker . Their group was tasked with extracting the Jedi of Teams Tauntaun and Purella from Corellia , with Hardpoint Squadron on hand as a guard . After the " Galactic " - class battle carrier " Dodonna " decanted from hyperspace over Corellia , " Chandrila Skies " and Hardpoint Squadron were first in the launch queue for " Dodonna " starfighter hangar and soon made a high orbital crossing of the planet ' s day side , before plunging into Corellia ' s atmosphere . However , Corellian forces had been aware of the imminent Galactic Alliance operation and assaulted the elements of the Second Fleet when they arrived . Starfighters launched to intercept Team Womp Rat , and a ground - based antispacecraft volley targeted " Chandrila Skies " and Hardpoint Squadron . The shuttle took a direct hit and was destroyed , along with the crew ; the Rodian Jedi Toile Senn from Hardpoint Squadron was also killed in the barrage . The Jedi that " Chandrila Skies " was supposed to pick up were forced to improvise their extraction , and " Chandrila Skies " and its crew of two became some of the first casualties of the Second Galactic Civil War , which came about due to Operation Roundabout ' s failure to cow the Corellians . Behind the scenes . " Chandrila Skies " first appeared in Aaron Allston ' s 2006 novel , " " , which was the first installment of the " Legacy of the Force " series . The shuttle also received an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . The entry ' s description of " Chandrila Skies " destruction differs from that of " Betrayal " , with the former attributing the cause to Corellian warships , while the novel has it hit by ground - based flak . This article treats " Betrayal " as the correct version of events .