Red Flight (K-wings)

Red Flight was a unit of K-wings, in the 24th Bombardment Squadron. They served with the New Republic Fifth Fleet during the Black Fleet Crisis, but took punishing casualties in that campaign.

As initially organized, Red Flight was one of three component units in the squadron, each consisting of six K-wings, with one pilot and one gunner per ship. The flight commander, designated Red Leader was the Narvath pilot Esege Tuketu, flying aboard Red One.

Red Flight participated successfully in the training mission at Bessimir, but suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Doornik-319. Red Four was destroyed attempting an attack run, and at least two more K-wings, Red Three and Red Five, broke off the attack and were shot down as they retreated.

The losses at Doornik-319 led to a reorganization of the squadron. At the subsequent Battle of ILC-905 Red Flight was reduced to three K-wings, heavily supported by six E-wing escort starfighters.

They were tasked to attack the Black Nine shipyard, but as they closed in, the attack formation was reduced to two K-wings, Red One and Red Two, plus a single E-wing, Cover Four. Red Leader decided to close to point-blank range, and ordered Red Two to get clear, rendezvous with another K-wing pilot named Flick, and make another attack run if required.

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