What's What of Echo Base

Front area of North Hangar 7. In this scene, Han Solo arrives back from a mission outside the base riding a tauntaun. T-65 X-wings are seen parked to the left (w/one parked on the far right), while modified T-47 airspeeders, also known as snowspeeders, are parked on the right (w/one parked on the far upper left). A laser-ice cutter mounted on a cannon sled can be seen (far bottom left).

Behind-The-Scenes: This hangar is depicted in the movie as larger than the stage it was filmed in, as shown in this scene above (early in the film) and scenes immediately after (moving props around). Furthermore, inconsistencies with its size are seen later on in the movie. The cross-section image (seen above on this page) depiction of the hangar is based on the size of the stage it was filmed in.

Further into Hangar 7. Han Solo dismounts from the tauntaun (off-screen) and begins his walk to the parked Millennium Falcon at the back of the hangar. A Rebel Troop Cart or flight screw shuttle transports personnel within the base (right). The astromech R5-M2 moves along in the foreground.

Behind-The-Scenes: Filmed on Stage 6 at Elstree Studios, England.

Han walks by a parked T-65 X-wing (Luke's). An R3 astromech (left) sits underneath the X-wing.

Han Solo walks up to the Millennium Falcon, where Chewbacca is performing maintenance. An R2 unit can be seen in the background behind Luke's T-65 X-wing. A WED Septoid Treadwell droid without binocular visual sensors, sits to the left. Rebel personnel (right) perform maintenance on a power generator.

C-3PO talking to R2-D2 (off-screen). Left side and rear view of the Millennium Falcon seen in the background.

Han Solo walks around the Falcon (from the front of the Falcon to the left side), while Chewbacca performs maintenance.

C-3PO walking away from R2 (off-screen) near the entrance of the hangar. A Rebel Troop Cart ferries personnel (center). An R3 unit sits underneath a service gantry (left) and a R2 unit is seen in the far background (left) underneath the parked Falcon.

Behind-The-Scenes: This scene later in the movie, shows the hangar size smaller overall in comparison to what was shown earlier in the film. 

A snowspeeder from Rogue Squadron (AKA Rogue Group) returns from a rescue mission. A Rebel Troop Cart ferries personnel (center). A work lift, with lights, is seen in the background (left of entrance). An R4 unit can been seen in the background next to a parked X-wing and work lift. A WED Septoid Treadwell droid and an R3 unit can be seen on the right.

Behind-The-Scenes: The hangar scene above is similar to the one shown earlier in the film.

Han Solo using a welding torch and mask to perform maintenance on the Millennium Falcon. According to the book Star Wars: Complete Locations, the window overlooking the hangar is Leia's quarters.

Rebel pilots (center) rush to the briefing at the front of Luke's X-wing in the middle of the hangar (left). The power droid EG-4 is seen again next to the similar-looking protocol droid to C-3PO (left), while the red protocol droid R-3PO stands to the right (behind nose of a parked X-wing). The astromech droid R3-A2 is seen near the Falcon (center).

Han and Chewbacca continuing repairs on the Falcon. The parked X-wings now gone in the background.

C-3PO bids farewell to R2, as Luke's X-wing is prepped and moved elsewhere (to the South Ridge) during the Battle of Hoth.

Behind-The-Scenes: Continuity error. This scene is shown after the scene above, with Luke's X-wing parked on the side with a service gantry in front of it, whereas the scene before showed no X-wings parked. Furthermore, there is an error in the cross-section image above that states Luke's X-wing was parked nearest to the hangar door, when in this scene, his X-wing is not near the entrance door.

Han, Leia, and 3PO run to the Millennium Falcon to escape the Imperial invasion.

Behind-The-Scenes: A matte painting was used in this scene to fill out the ceiling and upper portions of the snowspeeder bays.

The Millennium Falcon blasts out of Echo Base.

Captain Valdez oversees evacuation of Echo Base. Rebel transports (GR-75 medium transports) seen parked in the background. 

Behind-The-Scenes: Valdez's character (right) is portrayed by visual effects art director Joe Johnston in this scene. Other extras throughout the scene were matte artists Harrison Ellenshaw (rebel officer) and Michael Pangrazio (rebel pilot) (both not shown above). Concept artist Ralph McQuarrie (rebel General Pharl McQuarrie) makes a cameo in this scene walking by (far left in the scene above).