BTL Y-Wing (65)Full unit name: BTL Y-Wing Starfighter
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Basic info
First appearance: A New Hope
A New Hope
(MOVIE)
Crew (standard)
Was manufactured by: Koensayr Manufacturing
Known Facts (11)
Battle of Yavin (8) »
Battle over Endor (2) »
Evacuation of Ciutric (1) »
Summary
The BTL Y-wing starfighter was a fighter-bomber built by Koensayr Manufacturing. First used during the Clone Wars, then throughout the Galactic Civil War, it was a mainstay of the Alliance Starfighter Corps. It was often used as an assault bomber to attack enemy capital ships directly in conjunction with the later B-wing starfighters. Affectionately known as a "wishbone" to Rebel Alliance and New Republic pilots, the Y-wing starfighter was deployed as a fighter-bomber, designed to fight its way to its objective, deliver its payload of high explosives, and fight its way out again. Its weaponry included two laser cannons, two ion cannons, and two proton torpedo launchers. An astromech droid, such as an R2 unit, could be plugged into a socket behind the cockpit to act as a co-pilot and manage the ship's various systems. The Y-wing was a resilient, well-shielded craft, but was slow and ungainly compared to other Alliance fighters. Its deficiencies were partly compensated for by the heavy proton torpedo load it could carry, and its ability to paralyze craft with ion cannon fire without destroying them, a unique ability until the B-wing starfighter was introduced after the Battle of Yavin. In addition to the Rebel Alliance, many planetary defense forces, mercenaries, and pirates fielded the craft. The design had many flaws and required constant maintenance. The Y-wing was originally entirely sheathed in an aerodynamic, elegant fuselage, but its high-maintenance nature led to many aggravated maintenance crews getting fed up with constantly having to remove the superficial hull plating and disposing of it altogether. Due to this, many Y-wings had no hull plating (except on the cockpit), exposing the internals of the main hull. Pilots found that this lightened the frame and kept components cooler, noticeably boosting performance.

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See also
UH
Organizations that used this starship
Gold Squadron
Show All (2)DetailsBattle of YavinBattle over Endor
Gray Squadron
Battle over Endor
Known crew - characters
Keyan Farlander
Pilot
Horton Salm
Pilot
Davish 'Pops' Krail
Pilot
Karie Neth
Gunner
Ryle Torsyn
Pilot
Jon 'Dutch' Vander
Pilot
Complete list

Full unit name: BTL Y-Wing Starfighter Last updated: 16.03.2025 18:55:01

Pilot
R2-series Astromech Droid
R5-series Astromech Droid
Astromech
Koensayr Manufacturing
Battle of Yavin
Vander, Jon 'Dutch'
Torsyn, Ryle
Krail, Davish 'Pops'
Farlander, Keyan
TIE Advanced x1
Darth Vader
Battle over Endor
Salm, Horton
Neth, Karie
Gunner
Evacuation of Ciutric (5ABY)
B-Wing Heavy Assault Starfighter
Gold Squadron (Rebel Alliance)
Gray Squadron
61st Squadron (Black Squadron)
Incom T-65 X-Wing Starfighter
Skywalker, Luke
Red Squadron
RZ-1 A-Wing Interceptor
TIE Fighter
Z-95 Headhunter
Black Sun
Home One (MC80 Home One-type Command Cruiser)
MC80 Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
Ackbar
Mon Calamari
DS-2 Orbital Battle Station
Gallofree GR-75 Medium Transport
Tydirium (Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle)
Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle
Millennium Falcon (YT-1300 Light Freighter)
YT-1300 Light Freighter
CR90 Corellian Corvette
Antilles, Wedge
Skywalker, Anakin
Rebel Alliance Pilot
Rebel Alliance Navy
Rebel Alliance
TIE Interceptor
EF-76 Nebulon-B Frigate
XX-9 Heavy Turbolaser
DS-1 Orbital Battle Station
Executor (Super-class Star Destroyer)
Super-class Star Destroyer
Piett, Firmus
Crynyd, Arvel
Gherant
Green Squadron (Rebel Alliance)
Endor (Sanctuary Moon)
Endor Campaign (ROTJ)
Redemption (EF-76 Nebulon-B Frigate)
BTL Y-Wing Starfighter
C-3PO
3PO-series Protocol Droid
R2-D2
Solo, Leia Organa
TIE Bomber
GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat
Alpha-class Star Wing Assault Gunboat
Imperial-class Star Destroyer
Hoth Asteroid Field
Big One
Proton Bomb
Chewbacca
Wookiee
Solo, Han
Yavin IV
Rebel Alliance Engineer
Rebel Crew Cart
181st Imperial Fighter Wing
Rogue Squadron
Rendezvous on Redemption
Falcon's Escape
Arrival at Endor (ROTJ)
Evacuation of Brentaal IV (4ABY)
Brentaal Campaign (4ABY)
Reconnaissance of Brentaal IV (4AVY)
Aggressor Wing
Ciutric IV
Brentaal IV
Fel, Soontir
R5-P9 (Ekelarc Yong's Astromech)
Strategist
Establishing A Beachhead (4 ABY)
Hound's Tooth (YV-666 Light Freighter)
YV-666 Light Freighter
Renthal, Drea
ISD-72x Deflector Shield
Mercenary
Kavil
Kavil's Corsairs
Imperial Fighter Pilot
Imperial Navy
Acclamator-class Assault Ship
Recusant-class Light Destroyer
Rebel One (Providence-class Destroyer)
Providence-class Destroyer
ARC-170 Starfighter
Battle at Deepspace Besh (9M ABY)
Vehicle Ion Cannon
Endeavor (MC80 Liberty-type Star Cruiser)
IA - Finale
IA - The Campaign
Y-W Pilot Helmet
Colonel