Attack on a Lothal airfield

In 5 BBY, during the period of early rebellion against the Galactic Empire, Sabine Wren of the Spectres rebel cell attacked an airfield on the Outer Rim planet of Lothal. The attack, targeting an Imperial TIE fighter airfield, was designed as a diversion to allow the rebels' ship, the Ghost, to lift off nearby without detection from Imperial forces.

During the attack, Wren painted her crest, the starbird, onto a TIE fighter and placed a paint bomb in the center of it. Imperial stormtroopers who spotted the graffiti and explosive were too late, as the resulting explosion destroyed the TIE fighter and drew the attention of the Empire, allowing the Ghost to lift off undetected. As a result of her successful attack, the Empire named a person matching Wren's description as one of Lothal's most-wanted criminals.

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