Shadow Squadron was first sent to attack the planet. On Kadavo, some members of the Galactic Republic entered Kadavo and its buildings to take the slaves from Togruta that they took. Later on, it was revealed that the debris that fell from the squadrons' firepower released pieces of trident drills that contained aqua droids.
When General Grievous came out of hyperspace, Shadow Squadron and other clone squadrons attacked his flagships and destroyed most of his fleet. To aid the clone forces on Kamino, Jedi Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi rushed to Kamino with their forces. KaminoĪround 22 BBY, General Grievous and Asajj Ventress attacked Kamino to disable its cloning facilities and stop the production of clone troopers. Shadow Squadron's mission was successful. The giant ship's main weapon blew up, disabling it. Shadow Squadron battled their way towards the ship and eventually disabled it's gigantic ion cannon before it could disable the Kaliida Shoals medical center. They exited the nebula just in time to see General Grievous' flagship, the Malevolence, come out of hyperspace heading for the medical center. No pilots were injured, but some of the fighters got damaged. The squadron ran right into the animals, so they cautiously navigated their way. Īfter flying, Master Plo Koon, who trailed them, warned Anakin of the animals nesting in the nebula, but was too late.
They took off and flew into a giant nebula on a course called Balmorra Run. While traveling, they received a transmission telling them that they would have to hurry up, so they took a shortcut.
Commanded by General Skywalker and Commander Tano, they were launched towards the Kaliida Shoals medical center to knock out General Grievous and his attack force, preventing them from disabling the medical center. Shadow Squadron was first seen attacking the giant warship Malevolence. Shadow Squadron was dissolved during 17 BBY, after the beginning of the Empire.
The troopers in this unit started out flying V-19 Torrent starfighters, but changed to BTL-B Y-wing starfighters. During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker personally trained Shadow Squadron, making their ability to fly extraordinary.