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Posted by: MrHand
Posted by: Top_Gun_2021
Wedge Antilles?
his friend Biggs?
Read Leader?
Porkins?
It was Porkins! Winner!
Porkins, played by William Hootkins, was Red Six and was the X-wing that "crashed" into the Death Star because his intertial compensator was set too high for him to be able to tell he wasn't hard enough on the stick to pull out of his dive. Or got blown away by a turbolaser battery depending on the source.... He didn't make it to the Trench Run.
Gold Five was played by Graham Ashley and wasn't a named character in the movie AFAIK, but is known in the expanded universe as Davish "Pops" Krail. He flew the last Y-wing starfighter to get shot down by Darth Vader.
From the Script:
INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING
Gold Five is a pilot in his early fifties with a very battered
helmet that looks like it's been through many battles. He
looks around to see if enemy ships are near. His fighter is
buffeted by Imperial flak.
.....
GOLD LEADER
(into mike)
I can't maneuver!
INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
Gold Five, the old veteran, trys to calm Gold Leader.
GOLD FIVE
Stay on target.
INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
The Death Star races by outside the cockpit window as he
adjusts his targeting device.
GOLD LEADER
We're too close.
INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
The older pilot remains calm.
GOLD FIVE
Stay on target!
INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
Now he's really panicked.
GOLD LEADER
Loosen up!
INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT
Vader calmly adjusts his targeting computer and pushes the
fire button.
INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
Gold Leader's ship is hit by Vader's laser.
EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR
Gold Leader explodes in a ball of flames, throwing debris in
all directions.
INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
Gold Five moves in on the exhaust port.
GOLD FIVE
Gold Five to Red Leader...
INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT
Luke looks over his shoulder at the action outside of his
cockpit.
GOLD FIVE
(over headset)
Lost Tiree, lost Dutch.
INT. RED LEADER'S COCKPIT
RED LEADER
I copy, Gold Five.
INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT
GOLD FIVE
They came from behind..
Script excerpt courtesy of IMSDb.com just as a FYI.
[Edited on 08.09.2007 2:05 PM PDT]