The venerable Y-Wing starfighter/bomber has been in action since the Clone Wars. Here’s a little history lesson, this time in Canon form, from Wookiepedia:
Produced by Koensayr Manufacturing, these crafts were a mainstay in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. Y-wings were used by Shadow Squadron during the attack on the Separatist heavy cruiser Malevolence. During the Battle of Ryloth, a squadron of Y-wings were used to break the blockade over Ryloth. A fighter was used to drop an experimental Electro-proton bomb on Seperatist forces near the end of the Battle of Malastare, completely annihilating the droid army. During the Second Battle of Geonosis, Y-wings were used to bombard Confederate gunners entrenched in the surface of Geonosis.[6]
Slayn & Korpil’sA/SF-01 B-wing starfighter was designed as a potential replacement for the aging bomber. The Rebel Alliance used the Y-wing during the Galactic Civil War against Sheev Palpatine’sEmpire. The Alliance deployed the starfighter to their hidden fortress, and launched Gold Squadron and Red Group against the approaching Death Starduring the Battle of Yavin.
Flying with two wingmen, Gold Leader attempted the trench run to destroy the battlestation, but they were all shot down by Darth Vader in a TIE fighter. During the battle, all but one of the eight Y-wings were destroyed. Luke Skywalker, a farmboy from Tatooine and the son of Darth Vader, fired the shot that destroyed the Death Star.
Following the Rebel defeat at the Battle of Hoth, Y-wings were among the ships of the Rebel Fleet that met at the rendezvous point.
Y-wings also joined the Rebel Fleet to attack the Death Star II at Endor. During the battle, Y-wings were deployed asGray Squadron. Under General Lando Calrissian‘s orders, they joined in attacking Imperial Star Destroyers at point-blank range, and then followed him into the Death Star after its defenses were knocked out by Han Solo‘s ground team. Inside the Death Star, one Y-wing broke off and led TIE fighters away from Calrissian’s strike group, which succeeded in destroying the battlestation.
And here’s the variants:
As always, check the title of the file for its source. In this case, the majority are from our host, the D6 Holocron Wiki.