John Vander
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Jon Vander was one of the senior pilots of the Rebel Alliance. He was trained at the Imperial Academy as a fighter pilot, but during one of his missions as a TIE bomber pilot, he discovered the true nature of the Galactic Empire's ideals. He was ordered to bomb his home planet of Wayland. He simulated a failer in his bomber and aborted the mission. He managed to escape the Imperials and joined the Rebel Alliance. Jon got the nickname "Dutch" from his Rebel friends. He became Gold Leader and was assigned to a Y-wing, flying several campaigns for the Alliance with Gold Squadron.
During the Battle of Yavin, he was one of the first groups who flew into the Death Star trench. Jon appointed Tiree (Gold Two) as point, and was followed by Gold Leader and Gold 5, who formed a buffer for enemy fighters. Gold Leader decided that the three fighters should stay close together to make the mission a success; this is typical for a TIE fighter formation. John was very fond of Tiree because he saw that he could become one of the greatest pilots, he decided that Tiree would take the first shot over Davish. As Gold Two was locking his target computer, Darth Vader shot him down. This caused Gold Leader to panic. He became an easy target for Darth Vader. Vader shot down Dutch's Y-wing, killing him instantly.
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