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.

Han walks by a parked T-65 X-wing. An R3 astromech (left) sits underneath an 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 a parked 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). Rear view of the Millennium Falcon.

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.