101st Imperial Navy Fighter Wing
- "Apostles" redirects here. For the Chaos Space Marines, see Dark Apostles.
The 101st Imperial Navy Fighter Wing, more commonly known as "The Apostles", were an elite Imperial fighter wing. They were deployed extensively throughout the Sabbat Worlds crusade, most notably on Enothis, where some of their pilots individually tallied the highest independent kill counts in the campaign, (though three squadrons beat them in overall kill counts, including the Phantine XX). They also suffered their highest number of losses to date.
They wore matt-black flight suits, and were easily distinguished for their pure white suede jackets, carrying no rank pins or other insignia except Imperial Aquilae[1a].
Their aircraft are noted for being cream coloured.
The Squadron has a regular standing strength of eight pilots/aircraft. The Apostles are strange in that members are not assigned the duty, but rather are invited into the squadron by the Apostle's commander upon the death of a current member. If invited, there is no refusing.
Known Apostles
- Wing Leader Seekan[1b]
- Captain Guis Gettering[1b]
- Major Suhr[1a]
- Quint - "ace of aces"[1a]
- Major Velmed Harlsson - 97 confirmed kills; killed over the Lida Valley by Blood Pact Flight Warrior Khrel Kas Obarkon, 773.M41[1c];
- Flight Lieutenant Larice Asche — The first Imperial Guard Pilot in the Apostles, as well as the first female. Recruited from the Phantine Air Corps XX Wing under Commander Jagdea, to replace Major Harlsson.[2]
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