The craft saw continued use throughout the War. These versatile ships served the Alliance well, but all but one of U-wings belonging to the Massassi Group were destroyed at the Battle of Scarif. The Alliance to Restore the Republic operated several UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft, which could be used as personnel or cargo shuttles. Heff Tobber piloting a U-wing for the Rebel Alliance The Star Commuter shuttles were in use as early as 5 BBY and continued in service as late as 2 BBY. The Lambda-class was introduced later, around 14 BBY, but served until the final collapse of the Empire in 5 ABY. The Delta-class was introduced in 17 BBY and saw operation as late as 0 BBY. The Sentinel-class saw operation as early as 18 BBY, and continued in Imperial service until at least 0 ABY. TIE/sa bombers could also perform shuttle duty on occasion, and civilian shuttles like the Star Commuter 2000 were fairly common. Īfter the Clone Wars, the Galactic Empire fielded several shuttle types, namely the Delta-class T-3c shuttle, Lambda-class T-4a shuttle, Sentinel-class landing craft and the Zeta-class Heavy Cargo Shuttle. Around the same time, Rhyssa and Auric Graf operated a Mu-class shuttle in their travels around Wild Space. In 18 BBY, Gozetta operated her own customized shuttle craft. The New Mandalorians operated the Aka'jor-class shuttle in 21 BBY. Imperial personnel often used Lambda-class shuttles. In 22 BBY, the Ohnaka Gang operated the Flarestar-class attack shuttle. The legacy of the T-6's design was not lost upon future ship designers Quarrie used the T-6's cockpit windscreen and gyro-stabilization system when developing the Prototype B6 in 4 BBY. This class continued to serve until late in the Clone Wars in 19 BBY. The Jedi Order also operated at least one shuttle type, the T-6 shuttle, as early as 32 BBY. The GX1s continued in Imperial service as late as 4 ABY. Saponza's Gang operated CSS-1s sometime between 0 ABY and 3 ABY. The Taylander shuttles also had a long lifespan, with Phoenix Cell operating the type as late as 2 BBY.
The Nu-class continued in service for years, with the Free Ryloth Movement operating a Nu-class shuttle as late as 3 BBY.
The Eta, Nu, and Theta classes all served as inspirations for the next generation of Imperial shuttle craft. Clone Force 99, an elite squad of enhanced clone commandos, made use of a modified Omicron-class attack shuttle named the Marauder during the Clone Wars and into the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire. Civilian interplanetary transport services, especially those operating in the Outer Rim Territories, made use of Taylander shuttles. Darth Sidious also operated his own customized shuttle in the last year of the Clone Wars. These included the Eta-class shuttle, GX1 short hauler, H-2 executive shuttle, Nu-class attack/transport shuttle, Theta-class T-2c shuttle and Omicron-class attack shuttle. In the final years of its existence, the Galactic Republic operated numerous shuttle types. The Marauder, an Omicron-class attack shuttle
It remained in operation with Separatist holdouts and the the rebellion's Spectres as late as 2 BBY, well after the end of the Clone Wars. The Sheathipede-class in particular had a remarkably long lifespan.
These included the Sheathipede-class Type B shuttle, Sheathipede-class transport shuttle, Maxillipede shuttle, and the Separatist command shuttle. The Trade Federation, and later the Confederacy of Independent Systems, operated several different shuttle types. Shuttle spacecraft had been in use around the galaxy since at least 32 BBY.