Difference between revisions of "Phantom Squadron"

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==Mottos and Nicknames==
 
==Mottos and Nicknames==
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At the time of its first closure, Phantom Squadron's motto and nicknames were as follows:
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* '''Squadron Nickname''': Murder Incorporated
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* '''Squadron Motto''': ''Who do you want to kill today?''
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* '''Flight I Nickname''': Shadowkillers
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* '''Flight I Motto''': ''What's killing you?''
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* '''Flight II Nickname''': The Eclipsers
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* '''Flight II Motto''': ''Swift As Lightning We Strike Unseen!''
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* '''Flight III Nickname''': Promisers Of Death
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* '''Flight III Motto''': ''Now You See, Now You Die!''
  
 
==Awards and Competitions==
 
==Awards and Competitions==

Revision as of 11:31, 22 May 2024


Phantom Squadron was an Assassination squadron attached to Wing XI of the ISD Immortal. It operated from 1999 until the closing of the Immortal in April 2004. It had a brief return in 2005 as a testing squadron for the Imperial Alliance platform being developed by the Science Office, before closing again in early 2006.

History

Phantom Squadron opened in 1999 as one of the first activated squadrons onboard the ISD Immortal. As befitting its name, it has always operated as a squadron of twelve TIE Phantoms.

Phantom Squadron earned the distinction of being the first squadron with 12 pilots in 2001, under the command of Werdna Elbee.

Other squadron commanders of note includes Badlands, Spearkhawk, Gunman, and Mark, with Badlands, Elbee, and Mark all served two tours of duty as commander of Phantom Squadron.

Mottos and Nicknames

At the time of its first closure, Phantom Squadron's motto and nicknames were as follows:

  • Squadron Nickname: Murder Incorporated
  • Squadron Motto: Who do you want to kill today?
  • Flight I Nickname: Shadowkillers
  • Flight I Motto: What's killing you?
  • Flight II Nickname: The Eclipsers
  • Flight II Motto: Swift As Lightning We Strike Unseen!
  • Flight III Nickname: Promisers Of Death
  • Flight III Motto: Now You See, Now You Die!

Awards and Competitions

  • Wing Commander's Own (April 2002)
  • Wing Commander's Own (May 2002)
  • Immortal Squadron of the Month (September 2003)
  • Immortal Squadron of the Month (October 2003)
  • Immortal Squadron of the Month (November 2003)

Former Squadron Commanders