Viper 8757

Viper 8757 in Galactica's hangar deck with Specialist Henderson (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I)

Viper 8757NC is a Viper Mark VII assigned to the battlestar Galactica (Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I).

A Viper Mark II of the same designation is flown by Kara Thrace during a Combat Air Patrol protecting a Fleet underway replenishment operation. This Viper is the one Thrace is later lost in, crushed by intense atmospheric pressure (Maelstrom).

Re-imagined Series definition: refueling and replenishment between ships away from dock, usually during flight. Taken from the contemporary term for the resupply of military vessels at sea while en route ^{(TRS: "Water", "Maelstrom")}