Red Wing (pilot)

Red Wing was the call sign of a member of Red Squadron, a Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron which was also referred to as "Red Wing." The Rebel pilot designated Red Wing was second-in-command to Red LeaderStar Wars Encyclopedia Wedge Antilles and was tasked with overseeing the individual units that comprised the starfighter wing. During the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Red Wing led Red Squadron fighter units into combat against the starfleet of the Galactic Empire, culminating in the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of Emperor Palpatine in the Endor system.
==Behind the scenes==
The character designated Red Wing was first mentioned in the 1984 reference title A Guide to the Star Wars Universe.A Guide to the Star Wars Universe "Red Wing" is briefly mentioned in the May 12,Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition 1983 novelization of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the original trilogy film released on May 25 of the same year,The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV–VI, 1977–1983 but it is not clear if the reference is to the pilot or Red Squadron as a whole.
==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe 
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Individuals of unspecified gender
Category:Individuals with unspecified pronouns
Category:Red Squadron personnel
Category:Squadron callsigns