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[[Image:Joker nameplate.jpg|thumb|Nameplate on [[Viper Mark II]] ([[Miniseries]]).]]
[[Image:Joker nameplate.jpg|thumb|Nameplate on [[Viper Mark II]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}.]]


'''Joker''' is the known call sign for at least two pilots on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'':
'''Joker''' is the known call sign for at least two pilots on ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'':


*A restored [[Viper Mark II]], [[Viper 1104]],has a nameplate for a Lieutenant Pete Hickey<ref>Name and rank confirmed based on [http://archive.battlestarprops.com/1004/123 Official Battlestar Galactica Props & Costumes Auction Archive] listing for Lt. Pete "Joker" Hickey's nameplate.</ref>, who was likely a Viper pilot assigned to ''Galactica'' during the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Miniseries]]).
*A restored [[Viper Mark II]], [[Viper 1104]],has a nameplate for a Lieutenant Pete Hickey<ref>Name and rank confirmed based on [http://archive.battlestarprops.com/1004/123 Official Battlestar Galactica Props & Costumes Auction Archive] listing for Lt. Pete "Joker" Hickey's nameplate.</ref>, who was likely a Viper pilot assigned to ''Galactica'' during the first [[Cylon War]] {{TRS|Miniseries}}.


*Another Joker is on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] and is launched in the first sortie against the Cylons before jumping to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]). He apparently survives, as he is visible on the pilot's roster during "[[Act of Contrition]]".
*Another Joker is on board ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] and is launched in the first sortie against the Cylons before jumping to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. He apparently survives, as he is visible on the pilot's roster during "[[Act of Contrition]]."
 
== Notes ==
 
* In keeping with using names of [[Miniseries]] crew members on nameplates for the [[Viper Mark II]]<nowiki/>s from the [[Galactica Museum|''Galactica'' Museum]], Pete Hickey is named after [[Miniseries]] sign fabricator [[Peter Hickey]].


== References ==
== References ==


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Latest revision as of 05:40, 14 January 2024

Nameplate on Viper Mark II (TRS: "Miniseries").

Joker is the known call sign for at least two pilots on Galactica:

Notes

References

  1. Name and rank confirmed based on Official Battlestar Galactica Props & Costumes Auction Archive listing for Lt. Pete "Joker" Hickey's nameplate.