Raptor 718

The Captain's Hand

Raptor 718 is flown by Richard "Buster" Bayer during a Raptor training exercise ordered by 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, 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 Adama. The Raptors are abandoned after three Cylon basestars ambush Pegasus, eventually forcing it to retreat (The Captain's Hand).

The Face of the Enemy

Raptor 718 is flown by Lt. J. "Shark" Finnegan and "Easy" Esrin while shuttling Galactica crew and allied Cylons to the Zephyr (The Face of the Enemy). When the fleet jumps away due to a false DRADIS 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

This craft is identified as "Raptor 17" on Pegasus' DRADIS screen (The Captain's Hand).