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Kara Thrace in Raygun's Viper in the Mini-Series. (C. SciFi Channel)

Viper pilot who was known as "Raygun". Kara "Starbuck" Thrace inherited his Mark II Viper during the flight from the Cylon-occupied Colonies.

Notes

Ray Lai was a concept artist for the 2003 miniseries. Some of his work can be seen on Galactica.TV

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 [[image:Mini-Raygun.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Kara Thrace]] in [[Raymond Lai|Raygun]]'s [[Viper]] in the [[Mini-Series]]. (C. SciFi Channel)]]
-'''Raymond Lai''' was a [[Viper]] pilot who was known as "Raygun" during the first [[Cylon War]].
+[[Viper]] pilot who was known as "Raygun".  [[Thrace, Kara|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] inherited his Mark II [[Viper 8547|Viper]] during the flight from the [[Cylon]]-occupied [[Colonies]].
-A duplicate or original Viper with his name and callsign awaited visitors of the planned [[Galactica Museum]] once the battlestar was decommissioned and placed under the control of the Colonial [[Government]]'s educational branch, under the auspices of then-Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]].
-Lai's Viper was part of two squadrons of old Viper Mark IIs in the museum's exhibit area in the newly refitted pressurized starboard [[flight pod]].
-Raygun's Viper was never to remain a museum piece. When a new [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] menace destroys ''[[Galactica]]'s'' last Mark VII squadron en route to Caprica after the battlestar's decommissioning ceremonies, and with the battlestar itself [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage|without munitions]], Commander [[William Adama]] orders these old fighters returned to flight status to protect the battlestar.
-Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] inherits Lai's [[Viper 8547|Viper, number 8547,]] and scores many kills during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
 ==Notes==
-Ray Lai was a concept artist for the 2003 [[Mini-Series]], where this Viper made its debut. Some of his work can be seen on [http://www.galactica2003.net/articles/laiconceptart.shtml Galactica.TV].
+Ray Lai was a concept artist for the 2003 miniseries. Some of his work can be seen on [http://www.galactica2003.net/articles/laiconceptart.shtml Galactica.TV]
-''The naming of fictional spacecraft after real-life cast, crew, or historic figures is a tradition done in other SF shows such as "Babylon 5" and the various "Star Trek" series, starting with the "Galileo 7", named after the Italian astronomer.''
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