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[edit]
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[edit]
- Capt. Lee "Apollo" Adama - currently on parole after his mutiny in Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II
- Cadet Brendan "Hot Dog" Constanza
- Cadet "Kat" Katraine
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.
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.
Raptors[edit]
- "Stubbs"
ECOs[edit]
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).
Inactive[edit]
Vipers[edit]
- Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Stranded on Caprica
Raptors[edit]
- Lt. jg. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii - Jailed for treason
ECOs[edit]
- Lt. jg. Karl "Helo" Agathon - Stranded on Caprica
- "Crashdown" - Stranded on Kobol
Deceased[edit]
12 others - Dead Act of Contrition
Vipers[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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. KIA Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
ECOs[edit]
- Unidentified ECO of Raptor 3. May be the same person as Unidentified Uninjured Pilot #4 above. KIA Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
