Here are finally the official images (provided by grogall on Eurobricks , we shouldn't be afraid to cite our sources) of one of the most mysterious sets in the LEGO Star Wars range from early 2012: The 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing Starfighter set.
On the agenda is a rather well-designed Y-Wing, even though LEGO has already offered us this machine in many sets so far ( no less than six sets including UCS 10134 and the various re-releases ), and three minifigs with Princess Leia, Gold Leader and R5-F7.
Gold Leader could actually be Jon "Dutch" Vander, who led the Rebel Alliance's Gold Squadron during the Battle of Yavin. This same Dutch Vander was killed by Darth Vader during the assault on the Death Star . However, the codename Gold Leader has also been used on other occasions, notably by Anakin Skywalker during the Battle of Bothawui (Clone Wars). Therefore, this pilot can be considered a generic minifigure.
The Leia minifigure is very well done. It can be used in particular to recreate the final scene of Episode IV: A New Hope, alongside the two minifigures delivered by DK Editions with the two books LEGO® Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary and LEGO® Star Wars Character Encyclopedia.
R5-F7 is the astromech droid used by Lieutenant Lepira during the assault on the Death Star and the Battle of Yavin. However, this character used the Gold 4 code during the Battle of Yavin. He was killed during the assault on the first Death Star . The presence of R5-F7 in this set reinforces the generic nature of the pilot included. Everyone will find something to like, after all, the face of this minifigure is quite ordinary...
