The earliest recorded predecessor to Red Squadron, and the first recorded iteration of a starfighter squadron with the "Red" designation—called Red Wing—was equipped with Aurek-class tactical strikefighters and fought with Admiral Forn Dodonna's fleet at the Battle of Rakata Prime, the climactic battle of the Jedi Civil War. During the confrontation, the wing reinforced the breach in the Sith battle lines formed by Green Wing, further paving the way for Dodonna's capital ships to assault the Star Forge.