Red Squadron ( Galactic Republic ) Red Squadron was a Galactic Republic starfighter squadron . History . Before the Clone Wars . The earliest recorded predecessor to Red Squadron , and the first recorded iteration of a starfighter squadron with the " Red " designation — called Red Wing — was equipped with " Aurek " - class tactical strikefighters and fought with Admiral Forn Dodonna ' s fleet at the Battle of Rakata Prime , the climactic battle of the Jedi Civil War . During the confrontation , the wing reinforced the breach in the Sith battle lines formed by Green Wing , further paving the way for Dodonna ' s capital ships to assault the Star Forge . Just prior to the Clone Wars , Red Squadron was a Jedi squadron that flew A - 6 Interceptor s . Red Squadron saw action during the Stark Hyperspace War , where it accompanied fellow Jedi from Blue Squadron into battle against the Stark Commercial Combine at the Fifth Battle of Qotile . Both squadrons were led by the ace pilot , Jedi Master Saesee Tiin . Clone Wars . At the beginning of the Clone Wars , Red Squadron was piloted exclusively by Jedi flying Delta - 7 " Aethersprite " - class light interceptors , a new experimental craft that was built specifically for Jedi . It was commanded by Jedi General Tsui Choi , with his support , Aayla Secura . They led their squad against incoming droid starfighters at the Battle of Kamino , and took full command over the air battle when Blue Leader , General Kenobi , was shot down over the ocean . Red Squadron was equipped with Delta - 7 Aethersprite s and were flown by Jedi as the spearhead of the defense of the Galactic Senate against the " Subjugator " . Red Four was shot down by a Belbullab - 22 fighter . As clones began to fill the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic , the Z - 95 Headhunter starfighters ( developed just prior to the outbreak of the war ) were assigned to Red Squadron ' s clone pilots . In the second year of the conflict , Red Squadron was under the command of Jedi Master Plo Koon . The Kel Dorian Master once led his fighters into battle against pirate ships attacking a diplomatic cruiser carrying Senator Bail Organa . At this point , Red Squadron was a mix of Delta - 7s flown by Jedi and V - 19 Torrent starfighters flown by clone pilots . Later , during the Clone Wars , Red Squadron fought in the Battle of Muunilinst , under the command of Anakin Skywalker . During the battle , Skywalker ordered Red Squadron to fire its arsenal of missiles across the bow of Cruiser 8 , whereupon he led a wing of Nantex starfighters into the line of fire . At first Red Leader questioned the order telling him that there were no targets , until Anakin gave the order again . The campaign was ultimately successful for the Republic forces . Along with the complement of V - 19 Torrents , Red Squadron also was at some point outfitted with BTL - B Y - wing starfighter s . The ships were made available to the Republic forces after they were field tested by Shadow Squadron near the Kaliida Nebula against the " Malevolence " . Red Squadron was outfitted with a flight of them bearing red markings , thereby augmenting the V - 19s that they fielded . After the development of the ARC - 170 starfighter , Red Squadron was among the units in the Republic fleet to receive ARC - 170s for combat . Red Squadron piloting these new ships preferred their craft to be balanced more in favor of shields than firepower when compared to their comrades in Blue Squadron , making them valuable for penetration runs . During the Battle of Malastare , a Red Squadron Y - wing bomber that was equipped with a prototype weapon known as an electro - proton bomb . Piloted by Red Leader Goji and clone gunner Rod , it flew in formation with Y - wings against the Separatist Droid Army . Goji successfully released the bomb on target which created a massive electromagnetic pulse , deactivating or destroying all the droid forces gathered on Malastare . General Kenobi , ultimately took command of Red Squadron during the last year of the war . As part of the Open Circle Fleet , Red Squadron consisted of Eta - 2 interceptors , ARC - 170 starfighters and V - wing starfighters . The Destruction of Red Squadron . During the recapture of Tythe , Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi led Red Squadron through the Separatist fleet on a mission to capture Count Dooku alive . Initially managing to destroy a Techno Union battle cruiser on the way , the squadron , nonetheless , was destroyed by defending hailfire droids , STAPs , and battle droids once they reached the lower atmosphere of Tythe . During the Rebellion . After the rise of the Empire , the Red Squadron ' s memory survived in the Red Squadron of the Alliance to Restore the Republic .