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Captain '''George "Catman"<ref>Birch's call sign is not mentioned in the episode, but is included on [http://www.scifi.com SciFi.com's] [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/206/ episode summary]. It is also displayed in the credits from the UK DVD release of Season 2</ref> Birch''' is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on the [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. After the defection of Captain [[Lee Adama]], Commander [[William Adama]] promoted him to Captain and made him [[CAG]] in Lee's stead. Although the elder Adama valued him for his dedication and loyalty, [[Saul Tigh]] believed he was too inexperienced for the position. Birch proved Tigh's fears to be well-founded when he endangered the life of Cadet [[Louanne Katraine]] during target practice in an asteroid field, and failed to keep the vessel ''[[Striker]]'' from colliding with a tanker during a fueling operation. ([[Home, Part I]])
Captain '''George "Catman"<ref>Birch's call sign is not mentioned in the episode, but is included on [http://www.scifi.com SciFi.com's] [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/206/ episode summary]. It is also displayed in the credits from the UK DVD release of Season 2.</ref> Birch''' is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on the [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. After the defection of Captain [[Lee Adama]], Commander [[William Adama]] promoted him to Captain and made him [[CAG]] in Lee's stead. Although the elder Adama valued him for his dedication and loyalty, [[Saul Tigh]] believed he was too inexperienced for the position. Birch proved Tigh's fears to be well-founded when he endangered the life of Cadet [[Louanne Katraine]] during target practice in an asteroid field, and failed to keep the vessel ''[[Striker]]'' from colliding with a tanker during a fueling operation ([[Home, Part I]]).


[[Image:Catman_oops.jpg|thumb|left|A frustrated Birch during the Striker collision accident]]
[[Image:Catman_oops.jpg|thumb|left|A frustrated Birch during the Striker collision accident]]

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George Birch
George Birch

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Birth Name George Birch
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Callsign Catman
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Role CAG (interim), Battlestar Galactica
Rank Captain (possibly a temporary promotion)
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Portrayed by Ben Ayres
George Birch is a Cylon
George Birch is a Final Five Cylon
George Birch is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
George Birch is an Original Series Cylon
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[[Image:|200px|George Birch]]


Captain George "Catman"[1] Birch is a Viper pilot on the battlestar Galactica. After the defection of Captain Lee Adama, Commander William Adama promoted him to Captain and made him CAG in Lee's stead. Although the elder Adama valued him for his dedication and loyalty, Saul Tigh believed he was too inexperienced for the position. Birch proved Tigh's fears to be well-founded when he endangered the life of Cadet Louanne Katraine during target practice in an asteroid field, and failed to keep the vessel Striker from colliding with a tanker during a fueling operation (Home, Part I).

File:Catman oops.jpg
A frustrated Birch during the Striker collision accident



Preceded by:
Lee "Apollo" Adama
Commander, Air Group of the battlestar Galactica Succeeded by:
Lee "Apollo" Adama

References[edit]

  1. Birch's call sign is not mentioned in the episode, but is included on SciFi.com's episode summary. It is also displayed in the credits from the UK DVD release of Season 2.