Third flight

Third flight
General information
Formation type	Flight
Organizational information
Commanding officer(s)	Lieutenant Zal Dinnes
Headquarters	Base One, Yavin 4
Historical information
Notable battles	Battle of Yavin
Date founded	0 BBY
Date dissolved	0 BBY
Other information
Affiliation	Alliance to Restore the Republic Red Squadron

"Third flight. Zal, you'll fly lead as Red Eight. Wings are Naytaan and Porkins, as Red Nine and Red Six."

―Commander Garven Dreis

Third flight was a unit of T-65B X-wing starfighters within Red Squadron, a starfighter squadron that was part of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. They took part in the Battle of Yavin and was led by Lieutenant Zal Dinnes, with Nozzo Naytaan and Jek Tono Porkins as her wingmen.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook) (Voice only)
• Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization (Voice only)
• "Desert Son" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) (Voice only)
• "Duty Roster" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) (First identified as Third flight)
• "Grounded" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)

Sources

• "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)