A question about Yavin

[Kuja]

Was the lone Y-wing survivor of Yavin ever named? He had to have been a hot hand to get that slow bucket out intact, but I've never seen anything about him.

[Stormbringer]

Was the lone Y-wing survivor of Yavin ever named? He had to have been a hot hand to get that slow bucket out intact, but I've never seen anything about him.

He never named as far as I know. He was almost crippled earlier and withdrew. If you look close one of the engines appeared to have taken some heavy damage.

[neoolong]

Was the lone Y-wing survivor of Yavin ever named? He had to have been a hot hand to get that slow bucket out intact, but I've never seen anything about him.

He never named as far as I know. He was almost crippled earlier and withdrew. If you look close one of the engines appeared to have taken some heavy damage.

Did it show him withdraw? Or is it just supposition from the damage? I haven't seen the movie in awhile and don't remember.

[Stormbringer]

Was the lone Y-wing survivor of Yavin ever named? He had to have been a hot hand to get that slow bucket out intact, but I've never seen anything about him.

He never named as far as I know. He was almost crippled earlier and withdrew. If you look close one of the engines appeared to have taken some heavy damage.

Did it show him withdraw? Or is it just supposition from the damage? I haven't seen the movie in awhile and don't remember.

He's have to have withdrawn prior because all the Y-wings were destroyed in their trench runs. If he had been one of those he would have been killed.

[Kuja]

Well, we don't have any data on the pilot, so we can't know for sure whether or not he was forced to back off.

[Jim Raynor]

The game Rebellion had an encyclopedia entry on a guy called Narra and said he was a veteran of the Battle of Yavin. Could he be the mystery Y-wing pilot?

[Stormbringer]

The game Rebellion had an encyclopedia entry on a guy called Narra and said he was a veteran of the Battle of Yavin. Could he be the mystery Y-wing pilot?

He's have to be. Seeing as how the two X-wing are Luke and Wedge repsectively.

[Sardaukar]

I read somewhere that it was Keyan Farlander (the star of the X-Wing manual)

[Sardaukar]

ALso, from what I've read about Narra, he was flying in a different X-Wing squadron that arrived later and occupied TIE Fighters while Red squadron was doing trench runs.

[Boba Fett]

Yes, I read something like that also.

According to this, Farlander was in that squadron also since he was always an X-wing pilot.

[Kuja]

ALso, from what I've read about Narra, he was flying in a different X-Wing squadron that arrived later and occupied TIE Fighters while Red squadron was doing trench runs.

Then where was he when the Falcon and the other survivors were flying back?

[Stormbringer]

ALso, from what I've read about Narra, he was flying in a different X-Wing squadron that arrived later and occupied TIE Fighters while Red squadron was doing trench runs.

Then where was he when the Falcon and the other survivors were flying back?

He could have gone back in a different group. Nothing says they all needed to group up to head back. They probably did that because Wedge and the Y-Wing were both damaged.

[Kuja]

Good point, but don't you think the others would pace them? I mean, give them an honor guard or something?

[Darth Yoshi]

Well, they did have the Falcon as escort, and the Falcon had just arrived in the battle several minutes prior.

[Lord Pounder]

the novel suggests that there were many squadrond deployed to fight the Death Star but only red and blue were to attack the exhaust vent. they'd have been crazy to do any thing else.

[Kuja]

the novel suggests that there were many squadrond deployed to fight the Death Star but only red and blue were to attack the exhaust vent. they'd have been crazy to do any thing else.

This is true. This is very true, but I still want to know who that damn Y-wing pilot was.

[Sardaukar]

From Bob Vitas' Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia
http://www1.theforce.net/cuswe/

Farlander, Keyan
Keyan Farlander grew up on Agamar, and was indifferent to the ways of the galactic government until Mon Mothma came to the planet to gain underground support for the Alliance. Farlander received a copy of the A Call to Reason pamphlet, and it turned his mind to the Alliance. He joined up, and decided the he wanted to be a starfighter pilot. As an untrained Alliance starpilot on his first mission, Keyan helped recover important Imperial documents by disabling the Imperial shuttle Talon near Turkana. He proved his incredible piloting skills there as well, and went on to become one of the Alliance's premier pilots. He was instrumental in raids on a number of Imperial outposts, and was part of the team that fled to Yavin 4 to prepare for battle against the Death Star. While on Yavin 4, Keyan helped familiarize Luke Skywalker on the controls of the X-Wing. He was one of the few survivors of the Battle of Yavin, piloting a Y-Wing during the fighting and fleeing the destruction of the first Death Star with Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and the Millennium Falcon. Keyan continued to serve the Alliance, and later the New Republic, as a military officer and advisor. By the time of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Farlander had been promoted to General. He served under Admiral Traest Kre'fey aboard the Ralroost during the period following the Battle of Coruscant, working to implement the plans of Admirals Sovv, Ackbar, and Kre'fey.

and

Narra
an Alliance star pilot, Narra was the leader of the Red Squadron of X-Wings prior to the Battle of Hoth. He was killed in an Imperial ambush near Derra IV, when the supply convoy he was escorting was attacked. The pilots serving with him referred to him as 'The Boss.' After Narra's death, Luke Skywalker was promoted to Commander. This is contrary to what Classic Star Wars maintains. CSW claims Luke was promoted to Commander after Vrad Dodonna's death.

[HemlockGrey]

Wait, when did General Dodonna kick the bucket?

[Sardaukar]

Vrad Dodonna was General Jan Dodonna's son.
Yet again, here are the entries from the CUSWE...
http://www1.theforce.net/cuswe

Dodonna, Jan
Jan Dodonna was one of the Old Republic's foremost military tacticians. Along with his friend and comrade Adar Tallon, they were a formidable pair. Tallon's ability to manipulate ship-to-ship combat complimented Dodonna's logistical mind and siege tactics. Dodonna was one of the first Star Destroyer Captains for the Old Republic. When Dodonna first heard of Tallon's death, he retired. Soon after, Palpatine's New Order was implemented, and the military records of the Old Republic's finest officers were scrutinized. Dodonna was deemed too old to retrain, and was ordered for execution. A timely intervention by the Alliance, coupled with the knowledge of him impending execution, turned Dodonna toward the Alliance. He defected to the Alliance, and became one of their greatest strategists. Deep in his heart, he felt the need to help the Alliance turn the tide, for he saw the Empire using is greatest strategies against the Alliance, primarily in the Siege of Dalron V and the infamous Project Asteroid. He was placed in charge of the attack on the first Death Star, and agonized without sleep over the plans delivered by Leia Organa. His keen insight discovered the flaw in the reactor shaft, and he organized the snubfighter battle around it. With the Death Star gone, Dodonna was placed in charge of defending Yavin 4 until a new base could be found. He discovered that his son, Vrad, had been severely injured in an attack on the Super Star Destroyer Executor, and later died of his injuries. He helped destroy a wing of Imperial TIE Bombers that attacked Yavin 4, but was critically wounded in the battle. He was captured by the Imperials, and was imprisoned at the Lusankya facility. Known as the "Old Man," Dodonna was the unofficial leader of the prisoners working in the mines when Corran Horn was sent there. Jan helped Corran escape the facility, but couldn't escape with Horn without endangering the other prisoners. When Horn made his attempt, Jan noticed that Evir Derricote was attempting to follow him. Jan pursued Derricote and deflected his first attack on Horn. Corran was able to kill Derricote with the very shovel Derricote attacked him with. Jan remained behind when Corran left, and was probably transported to Thyferra when the Lusankya left Coruscant. Dodonna and the other prisoners were transported to the planet Ciutric by Ysanne Isard's clone, where they were held and drugged to ensure their compliance. Isard's clone pretended to move them every so often, using elaborate chambers and neurological drugs to make them believe they were travelling through hyperspace. In fact, they never left the planet. After the Battle of Bilbringi, the New Republic joined forces with the real Ysanne Isard, and was able to launch an assault on Ciutric. Dodonna and the remaining Lusankya prisoners were rescued by Corran Horn. Dodonna was eventually reunited with Adar Tallon, who had been discovered hiding on Tatooine and persuaded to join the Alliance some years before. The two, along with Vanden Willard, were known as the "Gray Cadre" among the Alliance's military. Note that The Truce at Bakura depicts Dodonna as an active member of the fledgling New Republic, and as the developer of the Battle Analysis Computer. After his rescue from Ciutric, Dodonna went on to become a competent statesman for the New Republic before he retired to New Alderaan, thinking that most of the battle with the Empire was over. He was quite surprised at the advent of Grand Admiral Thrawn and the new life shown by the remnants of the Empire, and so he came out of retirement and became one of the New Republic's most trusted military advisors, helping to turn the tide during the Battle of Calamari. Dodonna was portrayed by Alex McCrindle in Star Wars: Episode I - A New Hope. (SW, DE1, DESB, EGC, CSW, KT, IR)


Dodonna, Vrad
the son of Jan Dodonna, Vrad fled from an encounter with the Executor just before the Battle of Hoth. He escaped from the battle in a shuttle and hid behind a nearby moon until the battle was completed. Vrad had a great fear of dying in battle, which he tried to conceal from his father. He faked battle damaged to his shuttle with a blaster and returned to Yavin 4. Han Solo and Luke Skywalker were able to see through the deception, but couldn't decide how to approach General Dodonna about it. In an effort to make up for his perceived cowardice, Vrad volunteered to take the last power gem into battle against the Executor. Dodonna named Luke as his backup, which worried Luke. Luke confronted Vrad about his suspicions, but Vrad knocked him unconscious. They had to put their differences aside as the mission began, but Vrad panicked when he encountered the ship again. He was able to penetrate the Star Destroyer's defenses and momentarily drop some of its shields, but the power gem's effects were short-lived, and the Executor survived. Vrad then landed on a small moon and dropped off Luke, them returned to ram the Star Destroyer with his own ship, sacrificing himself in hopes of doing more damage to the Executor. Following Vrad's death, Luke was promoted to Commander. Note that the Star Wars Radio Drama indicates Luke wasn't promoted to Commander until Narra's death. (CSW)[/url]

[Kuja]

Farlander, Keyan
He was one of the few survivors of the Battle of Yavin, piloting a Y-Wing during the fighting and fleeing the destruction of the first Death Star with Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and the Millennium Falcon.

BINGO! Thanks, Sardaukar!