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Jack 'Skipper' Hardigan
Jack 'Skipper' Hardigan note
The newly appointed Lieutenant Commander of VF-20, and one of the main characters.- Ace Pilot
- In-Series Nickname: Almost everybody in his squadron calls him Skipper. Fred Trusteau calls him "Fearless Leader" once.
- The Leader
- Situational Sexuality: What he thinks his attraction to Fred Trusteau is. Later he realizes this isn't the case.
Fred 'Trusty' Trusteau
Fred 'Trusty' Trusteau note
A rookie who ends up being the wingman for the Skipper, and one of the main characters.- Ace Pilot
- Embarrassing Nickname: He is called "Trusty" (an obvious pun in his name) after a challenge involving him, a girl, and a cherry stem. He notes a few times how much he hates that nickname. Later he earns the callsign "Killer", after shooting down three Kates in the middle of the night.
- New Meat: The last Ensign to be added to the VF-20 squadron.
- The Hero
- Wing Man: to the Skipper.
Duane Higgins
Duane Higgins
- Ace Pilot
- The Lancer
- Wing Man: He used to be this to the Skipper, back when they were new pilots.
Eleanor Hawkins
Eleanor Hawkins
Secondary Characters
