Drewe Henley credited as playing...
Red Leader
- [X-wings are approaching Death Star]
- Wedge Antilles (Red 2): Look at the *size* of that thing!
- Red Leader: Cut the chatter, Red 2. Accelerate to attack speed.
- Gold Two: [the Y-wings are running the gauntlet toward the Death Star reactor-port] The guns - they've stopped!
- Gold Five: [realizes why] Stabilize your rear deflectors... Watch for enemy fighters.
- Gold Leader: They're coming in! Three marks at 2-10!
- [Gold Two is slain by Darth Vader and his wingmen; Gold Leader starts to panic]
- Gold Leader: It's no good, I can't maneuver!
- Gold Five: Stay on target.
- Gold Leader: We're too close!
- Gold Five: Stay on target!
- Gold Leader: [shouts] Loosen up!
- [he too is picked off by Vader and Company; Gold Five tries to escape but is fatally winged]
- Gold Five: Gold Five to Red leader, lost Tiree, lost Dutch.
- Red Leader: I copy, Gold Leader.
- Gold Five: They came from... behind!
- [crashes]
- Red Leader: All wings report in.
- Red 10: Red Ten standing by.
- Red 7: [over Biggs's headset] Red Seven standing by.
- Biggs: Red Three standing by.
- Red Four (John D.): [CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR-LINE, over headset] Red Four standing by.
- [DELETED: Red Eight and Red Twelve report in as well]
- Red Six: Red Six standing by.
- Red 9: [over headset] Red Nine standing by.
- Wedge Antilles (Red 2): Red Two standing by.
- Red 11: [over headset] Red Eleven standing by.
- Luke: Red Five standing by.
- Red Leader: Lock S-foils in attack position.
- Gold Five: [Gold Squadron are running the gauntlet to their target along a narrow trench, surrounded by heavy laser fire] Switch to targeting computer.
- Gold Two: Computer locked. Getting a signal... The guns, they've stopped!
- Gold Five: Stabilize your rear deflectors. Watch for enemy fighters.
- Gold Leader: They're coming in! Three marks at two ten!
- [Darth Vader's fighter and two wingmen approach from above and behind. Vader easily picks off Gold Two]
- Gold Leader: It's no good I can't maneuver!
- Gold Five: Stay on target!
- Gold Leader: We're too close!
- Gold Five: STAY ON TARGET!
- Gold Leader: LOOSEN UP!
- [Vader destroys Gold leader]
- Gold Five: Gold Five to Red Leader. Lost Tyree, lost Dutch.
- Red Leader: I copy Gold Leader.
- Gold Five: They came from... behind...
- [Gold Five is finished off by Vader]