Louanne Katraine
Overview
Call Sign: Kat
Full Name: Katraine
Rank: Cadet
Children: None
Status: Single
Position: Viper Pilot Cadet, Battlestar Galactica (KIA)
Age: Early 20s?
Played by Lucianna Carro
A young woman with some flying experience, she is selected as a candidate pilot ("nugget") for Viper training under the command of Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace.
Biography
"Kat" is a young woman in her early 20's, and survivor of the Cylon Attack she is selected from relative obscurity to become one of the Galactica's first intake of trainee pilots after 7 experienced pilots are killed in freak accident (Act of Contrition).
Described as a "boonie jumper", she is placed under the command of Kara Thrace for training, alongside nugget pilots Constanza and Perry, with whom she forms a friendship.
Thrown in at the deep end - flying Vipers on their very first day of training, none of the nuggets performs particularly well - Kat in particular failing to make a combat landing on Galactica. This leads to the entire intake initially being washed out by Thrace, prior to being reinstated on the orders of Commander William Adama.
Kat's training continues until she is selected to fly with Lee Adama during a raid to secure tylium desposits from the Cylons (The Hand of God). She is killed during the operation.
--Colonial Archivist 11:43, 11 Jan 2005 (EST)