Ronald Koenig
NAME: Ronald Koenig
BIRTHDATE: 20th September 2274
BIRTHPLACE: Cape Fresian, Bokango Southern Region, Venus
AFFILIATION: Terran Imperial Union Army
RANK: Chief Warrant Officer
FATE: Killed in Action, 7th October 2299 (Ground Battle of Toyr’diablo)
Koenig joined the Army at 18, having passed all his mathematics and aeronautical exams he was commissioned a Warrant Officer and immediately transferred into the 17th Transport Squadron. Koenig earned his wings and was assigned as pilot to a UC-78 ‘Raven’ Carryall attached to the U.S.S. Hornblower (SDD-1073).
In 2297 Koenig took part in the invasion of Hoyle with his new co-pilot Senior Warrant Officer Aiden Nichols. The two survived the campaign complete unscathed, however it did teach Koenig a few lessons about keeping the flight as turbulence free as possible – he and Nichols were made to clean the vomit out of the rear of the carryall after their landed.
Koenig is a skilled carryall pilot who appreciates the danger posed to himself his men and his craft when landing in the middle of a battle zone.
Koenig was killed in action during Operation Red Dirt – the spacebourne invasion of Toyr’diablo. His carryall was lost in dense cloud and had no viability – the Raven’s starboard engines were destroyed when they impacted on the side of a mountain. Koenig performed an emergency crash landing on only two engines and then only one after the Port Engine was destroyed by tree branches.
Unfortunately Koenig was killed during the landing but thanks to his efforts and skill, twelve others survived.