Editing Blue Squadron (TOS)

'''Blue Squadron''' is one of the {{TOS|Viper}} squadrons attached to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''.  During the end of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]] and into the exodus following the [[Battle of Cimtar]], it was lead {{TOS|Apollo|Captain Apollo}}, and its members bunked on ''Galactica''{{'|s}} Beta deck {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.

== History ==

Blue Squadron sees action during the [[Battle of Cimtar]], engaging the overwhelming numbers of {{TOS|Cylons|Cylon}} {{TOS|Raider|Raiders}}. When ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' disengages from the battle to attempt to protect {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|the Colonies}} from the {{TOS|Basestar|basestars}}, Blue Squadron is left to fend for itself until ''Galactica'' returns.

Elements of Blue Squadron fend of the [[Battle of Carillon|Cylon ambush at Carillon]], fighting off the Raiders, and even using deception to destroy a basestar {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

When most of Blue Squadron's pilots are infected by a mysterious illness, female [[Colonial shuttle|shuttle]] pilots are trained to fly in their place. The shuttle pilots successfully engage and destroy a Cylon outpost, escorting a shuttle with [[Salik|medical personnel]] aboard in order to try to cure the illness that had affected the Viper pilots {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.

The female fighter pilots are able to hold off a {{TOS|Battle of Kobol|Cylon attack over Kobol}}, and are joined by the male Viper pilots (who had just barely recovered from the illness) in driving off the Raiders {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.

{{TOS|Adama}} refuses to launch Blue Squadron to intervene when Apollo is isolated by a Raider attack and draws the pursuit away from {{TOS|The Fleet|the Fleet}}. A small recon patrol later recovers Blue Squadron's commander ([[The Lost Warrior]]).

Some new Viper pilots are being trained on a patrol when Blue Squadron encounters the [[Ravashol pulsar]]. The pulsar kills [[Shields]] and [[Bow]], and [[Cree]] is forced to the surface of [[Arcta]] {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}. A small commando force destroys the pulsar and rescues the downed pilot {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}.

During an attack against the Fleet, Raiders manage to destroy two of the three [[Agro Ship|agricultural ships]]. Members of Blue Squadron figure out the Cylon tactic, and manage to save the [[Agro Ship Nine|last agro ship]] and drive the attackers off {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.

After encountering ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'', Blue Squadron takes part in a joint mission with silver spar squadron from the other {{TOS|battlestar|battlestar}}. The mission of the raid is to capture {{TOS|Cylon freighter|Cylon fuel tankers}} to resupply the fleet, but {{TOS|Cain|Commander Cain}} destroys the tankers while both squadrons are occupied destroying the tanker escorts {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

Forced to attack [[Gamoray]] in order to obtain the necessary fuel, Blue Squadron assists on the [[Battle of Gamoray|attack on the planet]], as well as providing assistance to ''Pegasus'' against Raiders. Two members of Blue Squadron help ''Pegasus'' to destroy two basestars while the rest of the Vipers are assigned to escort the evacuated personnel from ''Pegasus'' back to the Fleet {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

Attacked by waves of Cylon raiders, Blue Squadron attempts to hold off the attacks even though the Raiders don't appear to be fighting back. Their plan is revealed when a Raider slips through and rams ''Galactica'', exploding and causing a fire. Blue Squadron manages to only allow only two Raiders to impact ''Galactica''. Members of Blue Squadron later attempt to put out the fire in the landing bay by spraying [[boraton]] from their Vipers, but a [[megapressure pump]] blows and the fire reignites {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

Blue Squadron is recalled back to ''Galactica'' after elements of [[Red Squadron]] are abducted by the [[Beings of Light]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

A Blue Squadron patrol discovers the [[Lunar Avion|"Terran" shuttle]], and escorts it to ''Galactica''. Elements of Blue Squadron later accompany the shuttle to [[Paradeen]], where the Vipers are sabotaged {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.

Captain Apollo's Viper is abducted by the Beings of Light while on patrol with Blue Squadron. He is taken to [[Terra]] to try to accomplish a mission for the mysterious entities. Starbuck pursues Apollo to Terra, and helps coordinate with ''Galactica'' to prevent a nuclear holocaust {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

Blue Squadron joins all of the other Vipers aboard ''Galactica'' in [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|engaging a basestar's Raider complement]] near the edge of the Galaxy. Despite facing ten to one odds the Vipers are able to hold their own, allowing ''Galactica'' to flank the basestar {{OS|The Hand of God}}.

[[File:PersonnelStatus.jpg|thumb|right|A personnel status for Blue Squadron displayed in Core command {{OS|The Long Patrol}}.]] 

==Blue Squadron Roster==

===Core Command Officers ===

{|class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank            !! Name         !! Role !! Last Seen
|-
|Sergeant         || [[Omega]]	 || Controller              || [[The Hand of God]]
|-
|Sergeant         || [[Rigel]]	 || Controller              || [[Baltar's Escape]]
|}

===Pilots===

{|class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank            !! Name         !! Qualifications !! Last Seen
|-
|Captain || {{TOS|Apollo}} ||VS || [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
|-
|Lieutenant || {{TOS|Athena}} ||VS || [[Greetings From Earth]]
|-
|Lieutenant || {{TOS|Boomer}} ||VS || The Hand of God
|-
|Lieutenant || [[Brie]] || VS || War of the Gods, Part I
|-
|Lieutenant || [[Dietra]] || VS || The Hand of God
|-
|Lieutenant || [[Sorrell]] || VS || [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]
|-
|Lieutenant || {{TOS|Starbuck}} ||VS || The Hand of God
|-
|Flight Sergeant || [[Greenbean]] || V || [[Take the Celestra]] (mentioned only)
|-
|Cadet || [[Cree]] || V || [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]
|-
|Cadet || {{TOS|Shields}} || V || [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]
|-
| || [[Giles]] || V || [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]
|}

=== Transferred ===

Pilots transferring either to or from Blue Squadron.

{|class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank            !! Name         !! Qualifications !! Last Seen !! Notes
|-
|Lieutenant || [[Sheba]] ||VS || The Hand of God || Transferred from ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}''{{'}} [[Silver Spar Squadron]] to Blue Squadron following the [[Battle of Gamoray]].
|-
|Lieutenant || [[Bojay]] ||V || [[War of the Gods, Part I]] || Originally transferred from Blue Squadron to ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}''{{'}} [[Silver Spar Squadron]] prior to the [[Battle of Molecay]], then transferred to {{TOS|Red Squadron}} following the [[Battle of Gamoray]]. 
|-
|Flight Sergeant || {{TOS|Jolly}} ||V	|| [[Greetings From Earth]] || Transferred to {{TOS|Red Squadron}} under Bojay's command prior to their disappearance by the [[Beings of Light]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.
|}

=== Deceased ===

{|class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank            !! Name         !! Qualifications !! Last Seen !! Notes
|-
| Lieutenant  || [[Zac]] || V || [[Saga of a Star World]]|| First known KIA during the [[Battle of Cimtar]].
|-
|Cadet || [[Bow]] || V || [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]] || KIA by the [[Ravashol pulsar]].
|-
|Cadet || [[Shields]] || V || [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]] || KIA by the [[Ravashol pulsar]].
|-
| || [[Monk]] || V || [[Saga of a Star World]] || KIA during the [[Battle of Cimtar]].
|-
| || [[Serina]] ||VS || [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]] || KIA after escaping the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord]] during the [[Battle of Kobol]].
|}

== Ships ==

{| class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Name            !! Pilot         !! Craft !! Introduced !! Notes
|-
| {{Inlineref|Blue Flight 2|bold=N}}  || [[Zac]] || Viper || [[Saga of a Star World]] || Zac identifies himself as such before being destroyed just short of the fleet, during the [[Battle of Cimtar]].
|-
|{{Inlineref|Ground Expedition 2|bold=N}}
|Unknown
|[[Landram]]
|[[Saga of a Star World]]
|[[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s landram on [[Carillon]], leading to the discovery of the unusual chancery.
|-
|{{Inlineref|Vector 63038|bold=N}}
|Unknown
|Viper
|[[Saga of a Star World]]
|The unintroduced pilot of this Viper guides [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] to an unknown energy source on [[Carillon]], leading to the discovery of [[Ovions]]' chancery-resort operation.
|}

== In the separate continuity ==

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'''Blue Squadron''' is depicted across the panoply of [[BW:SEPCON|separate continuity]] materials, from comics to books. 

=== Marvel Comics ===

{{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} and {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} pursue unknown people wearing uniforms from Blue Squadron through the [[chancery]] of {{alt|Carillon}}, leading them to discover the truth about the {{alt|Ovions}} in the catacombs {{comics|marvel|3}}.

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