Name: Alexandra Saetang
Nickname: Sassa
Call Sign: Peregrine
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Nationality: Swedish
Appearance: Sassa measures in at 5 ft 4.5 in when standing on the tips of her toes. However, her small size has noticeable advantages in terms of her comfort in the cockpit and ability to tolerate increased g-loads. She keeps her chestnut colored hair cut short and rarely does much to maintain it. Her calm eyes are sea-green and mirror the gentle expressions that frequently dance across her mouth. She possess a pallor that is the composite of her parents and she has light brown skin. Only her light accent and the rising lilt of her speech give hints to her Swedish origins and most would be hard-pressed to place her ethnicity.
Outside of her fighter aircraft, Sassa exudes a calm and friendly air.
Personality: Steeped in ancient philosophy and her books, Sassa is a Zen Buddhist mystic moonlighting as a fighter pilot. She flies through the indigo skies effortlessly, a feather gently drifting in the winds of life, and stoically accepts her place as a merciless weapon of war.
A talented pilot, Sassa controls her plane effortlessly and has a knack for making incredible shots, be it with her cannons or missiles. While she is assuredly recognized in the squadron for her aggressiveness, she is not foolhardy, and risks only enough to accomplish the mission.
Unburdened by her own acts of violence, Sassa has managed to separate her persona as the ace pilot Peregrine from her persona as Sassa the person. She is friendly, if a bit reserved, and is amicable in most social situations. Far from a loner, she nonetheless take care to spend time by herself and if left unattended she is likely to bury her face in a book or contemplation of the mysteries of life.
Personal History: Alexandra Seatang was born to a Swedish mother and Thai father in Umeå, Sweden, on December 15th, 20XX. The child of two cultures, she grew up with a love of flying, guided by her father, a former Royal Thai Air Force fighter pilot into acquiring her civilian pilot license and then her airline transport pilot license.
A burgeoning career in the transportation industry was forestalled in 20XX, when she was called up for military service as a result of a decision by the Swedish government to reactive military conscription. In light of her civilian flying experience, Sassa was selected for officer training and shipped off to the Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F 7) located at Såtenäs. There she complete flight school and was trained on the JAS 39 Gripen. In line with standard Swedish Air Force policy, she was soon after posted to the operational wing of Blekinge Air Force Wing (F 17), near Ronneby in Southern Sweden.
As tensions began to rise in the North, Sassa was transferred to the ad-hoc Gotland Air Force Wing (F 22). The formation of F 22 represented a desperate attempt by the Swedish government to counter growing unrest in the Baltic and the increasing threat that Elysium had begun to pose to PGA interests. Operating from a hastily restored Bunge Air Force Base, F 22 pilots flew Saab AJS Viggen fighter aircraft that had been rapidly restored to combat condition after an extensive period of mothballing. Promoted to Löjtnant
(Lieutenant) and assigned command of her own two element flight, Sassa celebrated by painting her Saab AJS Viggen (s/n 37099) a bright red.
The paint on her Viggen had barely dried when F 22 was scrambled to defend the island from an Elysium backed naval invasion. The so-called "Gotland War" lasted for no more than fourteen days but saw frantic fighting as the underequipped and undermanned Swedish Armed Forces sought to stave off defeat long enough for PGA reinforcements to arrive. Fighting above the waves, Sassa earned a fearsome reputation and intercepted communications from Elysium pilots mention a red painted Viggen hunting their aircraft across the skies of the Baltic. Sassa would be an ace twice over before the conflict ended.
Although ultimately successful in repulsing the naval invasion, F 22 would suffer catastrophic casualties, losing 20 out of 24 aircraft and half as many pilots. As a result the fight wing was disbanded and Sassa was transferred back to F 17.
Along with the rest of F 17 she participated n PGA led peacekeeping efforts in Central Europe. She performed well under the rough winter conditions that prevailed following the Cataclysm. Shadowing friendly forces as they moved ever eastwards, Sassa helped protect PGA ground forces from hostile aircraft as they targeted secessionist elements trying to reform the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Following a brief R & R in Sweden, Sassa was recently reassigned to Shadow Flight.
Aircraft: Sassa flies a red painted
Saab AJS 37 Viggen. A STOL multirole aircraft, Sassa's Viggen is a souped up Cold War era special stuffed to the brim with enough new weapons, avionics, and software, as well as a new state-of-the-art engine so that it can compete with more modern fighter aircraft.
Personal Weapons & Equipment:- AdTech aircrew armour/survival vest
- AdTech aircrew helmet
- Glock 19
- Random paperback book picked depending on the day
- Combat/survival knife.
