R2-F2

R2-F2 was an R2-series astromech droid that served as part of Red Squadron in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War against the Galactic Empire. It flew with rebel pilot Biggs Darklighter, and the pair were stationed at the moon Yavin 4's Great Temple.

In the Battle of Yavin, Red Squadron were deployed to try and destroy the Imperial Death Star superweapon and flew in a T-65B X-wing starfighter. The Alliance's X-wing starfighters were at first used to draw away fire from the BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers of Gold Squadron by engaging enemy TIE/ln space superiority starfighters or turrets. After most of the bombers were destroyed, Darklighter and R2-F2 were part of an attempted attack run on the Death Star's vulnerable thermal exhaust port; however, they were both killed during the run by the Sith Lord Darth Vader.

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