List of pilots

As can be seen clearly in Act of Contrition, Galactica's combat ability is as limited by her manpower as her mechanical resources. The following is a list of Galactica's current and former Viper pilots, Raptor pilots, and ECOs.

Active

18 total. 21 survivors from the explosion in Act of Contrition plus 8 nuggets, minus Fireball, Chuckles, Stepchild and one other viper pilot in The Hand of God, minus Karma, Crashdown, and the the pilot and ECO of Raptor 3 in Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I, minus Starbuck and Boomer in Part II, minus Flyboy in Valley of Darkness.

Vipers

• Capt. Lee "Apollo" Adama - currently on parole after his mutiny in Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II
• Symes (sp?) - senior pilot after Adama (Fragged)
• Cadet Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza
• Cadet "Kat" Katraine
• 13 others (at least)

Others: As of the Mini-Series, Starbuck informs Cmdr. Adama that "there are 20 of us climbing the walls down in the Ready Room". This is excluding the 20 members of Ripper's wing already sortied, and Apollo, on escort detail, and probably doesn't include ECOs.

After the deaths of Flat Top, 12 other pilots, and the severe injury of 7 more (20 total), there were 11 pilots and ECOs present in the ready room including Apollo, Starbuck, Boomer and Crashdown.

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Unidentified uninjured pilots from Act of Contrition

Later, Apollo states that there are 21 pilots remaining. If this number includes the 11 present for funeral services and 7 injured, then an additional 2 must not have been present (perhaps performing a skeleton Combat Air Patrol). 8 nuggets were then recruited to fill out the ranks, including Kat, Hot Dog and Chuckles.

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Unidentified nuggets from Act of Contrition

In The Hand of God, a total of 19 vipers and 2 raptors are deployed. Starbuck is inactive at this time due to her knee injury. Presuming all 12 uninjured pilots (minus Starbuck and including the two not present for funeral services in Act of Contrition) and 8 nuggets were deployed, at least 3 of the 7 pilots injured in Act of Contrition must have regained flight status. The events of The Hand of God take place 22 days after Act of Contrition.

We know at least Boomer and Crashdown were crewing a raptor. The means at most 11 of the 13 to survive the explosion in Act of Contrition unscathed were viper pilots, and Starbuck was off duty. Plus the 8 nuggets, that makes 18 pilots for 19 vipers, meaning that of the 7 injured pilots in Act of Contrition, at least 1 of the 3 who had recovered by this time was a viper pilot.

In Scattered, Galactica is still able to field 18 vipers after losing Fireball, Chuckles and Stepchild. If no other pilots than Flyboy were killed in Valley of Darkness, this means Galactica has at minimum 17 pilots remaining.

Raptors

• No specialists surviving

Others: Galactica is able to field six raptors simultaneously in Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II. The crews of Raptor 1 and Raptor 3 are accounted for. Boomer pilots a raptor to the Cylon Basestar in orbit of Kobol, while Starbuck is AWOL. This leaves 19 pilots, 18 of whom are shown to be Viper pilots in the following episode and one who we know is an ECO. The three ships sent to board Colonial One probably did not require ECOs, given the target's lack of defensive options, but the question is still raised as to where Galactica procured an additional three Raptor pilots. Apollo is qualified to fly a Raptor, having done so in "Fragged", but at least two other Viper pilots must also be so qualified. It is also remotely possible that Saul Tigh is qualified - or at least able - to pilot a raptor, if no one else were available.

ECOs

• "Racetrack"

Note: Cmdr. William "Husker" Adama flew a Viper Mk. II during the Cylon War, and can also pilot a Raptor (as seen in Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down). Col. Saul Tigh was also a Viper pilot of the same vintage, but there is less to suggest he has retained any sort of flight status.

Inactive

No others - All parties injured in Act of Contrition must be back on flight status by Scattered.

Vipers

• Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Stranded on Caprica

Raptors

• Lt. jg. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii (Galactica Copy) - Jailed for treason
• Lt. jg. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii (Caprica Copy) - Stranded on Caprica

ECOs

• Lt. jg. Karl "Helo" Agathon - Stranded on Caprica

Deceased

12 others - Dead Act of Contrition

Vipers

• Capt. Jackson "Ripper" Spencer - KIA Mini-Series (First sortie)
• Lt. "Jolly" Anders - KIA Mini-Series (First sortie)
• 18 other Viper mk. VII pilots - KIA Mini-Series (First sortie)
• 1 mk. II pilot - KIA Mini-Series (Second sortie)
• 7 mk. II pilots - KIA Mini-Series (Third sortie)
• 1 mk. VII pilot - KIA Mini-Series (Third sortie)
• "Fireball" - KIA The Hand of God
• Unidentified Viper pilot- KIA The Hand of God
• "Stepchild" - KIA The Hand of God
• Cadet "Chuckles" Perry - KIA The Hand of God
• "Flyboy" - KIA Valley of Darkness

Raptors

• Lt. jg. Dwight "Flat Top" Saunders - Dead Act of Contrition
• "Karma" - May be either Unidentified Uninjured Pilot #5 or #7 above. - KIA Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
• Unidentified pilot of Raptor 3. Probably the same person as "Stubbs" from The Hand of God. - KIA Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I

ECOs

• Unidentified ECO of Raptor 3. May be the same person as Unidentified Uninjured Pilot #4 above. KIA Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
• Lt. "Crashdown" - KIA Fragged

Status Unknown

Vipers

• Beehive - Apollo's wingman in Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down. May have been the unidentified Viper pilot killed in The Hand of God, but if not, still alive as of Scattered.
• Stubbs - A Raptor pilot in The Hand of God, but if also qualified to fly a Viper may have been an unseen member of the sortie in Scattered.