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'''Raptor 718''' is a | ==The Captain's Hand== | ||
'''Raptor 718''' is flown by [[Richard Bayer|Richard "Buster" Bayer]] during a Raptor training exercise ordered by [[Kara Thrace|Captain Thrace]]. | |||
During the exercise, it responds to a distress signal with [[Raptor 314]] within the dark clouds of a binary star system. Not long after, the crews of both Raptors no longer respond and are presumed lost or disabled within the cloud. | |||
Raptor 718 and its companion Raptor are found by ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', its crew inside killed and its atmosphere vented into space. | |||
The Raptors were bait by the Cylons to lure Colonial forces into the cloud, as predicted by Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]]. The Raptors are abandoned after three Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] ambush ''Pegasus'', eventually forcing it to retreat ([[The Captain's Hand]]). | |||
==The Face of the Enemy== | |||
[[Image:TFOTE_Raptor718.jpg|thumb|Raptor 718 stranded in deep space ("[[The Face of the Enemy]]").]] | |||
Raptor 718 is flown by Lt. [[List of Pilots#J. "Shark" Finnegan|J. "Shark" Finnegan]] and [[List of Pilots#"Easyk" Esrin|"Easy" Esrin]] while shuttling [[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]] crew and allied Cylons to the [[Zephyr]] ([[The Face of the Enemy]]). When the fleet jumps away due to a false alarm, the Raptor accidentally jumps beyond the [[red line]] and is stranded with four humans and two [[Number Eight]] Cylons aboard with a depleting oxygen supply. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * This craft is identified as "Raptor 17" on ''Pegasus''' [[DRADIS]] screen (The Captain's Hand). | ||
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