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'''Catbird''' is the callsign of a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot assigned to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and later to ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''. | '''Catbird''' is the callsign of a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot assigned to the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and later to ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''. | ||
Catbird leads [[Green Squadron]] in defense of ''Pegasus'' after she is [[Battle of the Binary Star System|ambushed]] by three [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] during a haphazardly conceived rescue mission performed against Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] orders by ''Pegasus'' commander [[Barry Garner]] {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}. | Catbird leads [[Green Squadron (RDM)|Green Squadron]] in defense of ''Pegasus'' after she is [[Battle of the Binary Star System|ambushed]] by three [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] during a haphazardly conceived rescue mission performed against Admiral [[William Adama|Adama's]] orders by ''Pegasus'' commander [[Barry Garner]] {{TRS|The Captain's Hand}}. | ||
Later, his callsign appears on a pilot duty roster in the episode "[[Six of One]]". | Later, his callsign appears on a pilot duty roster in the episode "[[Six of One]]". | ||
Latest revision as of 20:37, 11 July 2025
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| Callsign | Catbird | ||||
| Introduced | The Captain's Hand | ||||
| Role | Viper pilot | ||||
Catbird is the callsign of a Viper pilot assigned to the battlestar Pegasus and later to Galactica.
Catbird leads Green Squadron in defense of Pegasus after she is ambushed by three Cylon basestars during a haphazardly conceived rescue mission performed against Admiral Adama's orders by Pegasus commander Barry Garner (TRS: "The Captain's Hand").
Later, his callsign appears on a pilot duty roster in the episode "Six of One".
Notes
edit- A catbird is a bird of the family Ptilonorhynchidae or Mimidae.
- "The catbird seat" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often one of great advantage.