Search for the Nonnah The Search for the " Nonnah " was an operation approximately 1 ABY . During a battle with Imperial forces over Chorax , the Rebel Alliance starship named " Nonnah " was damaged and forced to make a crash landing on the surface of the planet . The " Nonnah " , which carried stolen Imperial equipment and Rebel troops , was considered vital by both the Alliance and the Empire . The ensuing search for the crashed ship took place in the river valleys of the planet . The Alliance sent Rogue Squadron , led by Luke Skywalker , and an evacuation shuttle to rescue the survivors ; the Empire sent a squadron of TIE bombers along with a " Sentinel " - class landing craft carrying a ground strike force to destroy the ship and prevent the stolen equipment from falling into the Rebellion ' s hands . Rogue Squadron stalled the bombing runs and ground forces long enough to allow the safe escape of the shuttle carrying the survivors . Prelude . After the successful Battle of Barkhesh around six months after the Battle of Yavin , the Rebel Alliance forged ahead on worlds marginalized by the Galactic Empire . In one case around 1 ABY , the Rebels pushed their luck too far , and pilots of Rogue Squadron were called to clean up the mess . The starship " Nonnah , " which carried stolen Imperial equipment and Rebel troops had crash - landed in the river valleys on the planet Chorax . The cargo on - board the ship was severely valuable to the Empire , but rather then attempting to retrieve the cargo , the Empire decided to attempt to destroy it to prevent it from falling into Rebel hands . Rogue Squadron , flying A - wings and led by Commander Luke Skywalker , went to Chorax to retrieve the equipment and troops before the Imperials could find them . Imperial forces set out to find the " Nonnah " at the sime time as the Rebels . At the northern lake , numerous Imperial Probe Droids surrounded the area . The battle . As Rogue Squadron flew down a canyon close to the " Nonnah " ' s position , six TIE Interceptors attacked straight - on . The Rogues engaged the TIEs , shooting down several of them . The Rebel pilots also engaged the probe droids . The opposing sides had three possible crash sites nearby to search . Soon after the opening dogfight , the " Nonnah " was located at one of the crash sites . The Rogues and Imperials traveled to the site of the wrecked starship , which was buried stern - down in the water . An Imperial " Sentinel " - class landing craft put down on land across from the " Nonnah " and disgorged an AT - ST walker as well as 3 XR - 85 tank droid s to attack the Rebels . The Rogues destroyed the Imperial forces as a Rebel " Lambda " - class shuttle went to the surface to rescue the crew of the " Nonnah " . Eight TIE / sa bombers reinforced the Imperial task force and began bombing runs on the " Nonnah " and the rescue shuttle . Skywalker launched his craft ' s concussion missiles to destroy the AT - ST before engaging the tank droids . In pairs , TIE bombers began their first attack run . As the second wave moved into attack position , the landing craft deployed three AT - PTs to provide additional firepower for the bombers . Despite overwhelming odds , the Rogues managed to shoot down all the TIE bombers and held off the other Imperial forces long enough for the shuttle to complete the evacuation . As the shuttle prepared to leave , another squadron of TIE interceptors pursued it . Rogue Squadron managed to escort the shuttle to the extraction point , and the survivors were successfully rescued . Once the shuttle had escaped , General Rieekan ordered Skywalker to lead the Rogues away from the battle site . As Skywalker and the Rogues escorted the shuttle away , Skywalker executed a barrel roll . Aftermath . Rogue Squadron successfully completed their mission , and the survivors and cargo of the " Nonnah " were successfully extracted . Some time after after the mission was completed , Rogue flight was once again called into duty when the Imperial general Crix Madine requested an appointment with General Rieekan on Corellia . Behind the scenes . The search for the ship " Nonnah " is the subject of the third mission of the 1998 video game " " , titled " The Search for the Nonnah " . The player ' s default craft is the A - wing , equipped with lasers and missiles to target Imperial forces . The game ' s outlines the background information to the mission and suggests the player target the TIE interceptors to protect his wingman , as well as accurately targeting lots of enemy units . The player will fail the mission if the evacuation shuttle is destroyed , or if the wreckage of the " Nonnah " is destroyed before the shuttle can finish evacuating it .