Candra Bellamy

"We have vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, ruby and surprisingly, sherbet today. We don't have any sprinkles though so please don't complain. Oh! And we also have medical packs under the seats for anyone who needs one!" - CW2 Bellamy upon picking up a battered squadCandra Percival Bellamy or Candi is a young AcDragonian woman that flies in the AcDragonian airforce as a transport helicopter pilot. Her primary role is ferrying troops into and out of battle. During the Dragonian Civil War she flew what her colleagues considered suicide missions getting troops into and later out of battle. Her helicopter was shot down twice in the civil war but she survived both crashes relatively intact. She stayed with the AcDragonian military after the civil war and is still serving in the same role. Candra has black hair that is cut short in the back. She stands at 5' 4" and weighs 112lbs.
== The Civil War ==
Candra was only 22 years old at the time of the civil war and while she wasn't the youngest member of the AcDragonian People's Army she was by far one of the bravest. She flew some of the most dangerous missions imaginable against the Grand Army which resulted in her being shot down twice. She survived both crashes and evaded capture long enough to be rescued by allied forces. Candra is still a kid at heart and her bravery surprised even veteran troops. While at first people she flew into combat seriously doubted her flying skills, they quickly came to trust her. It wasn't hard to find Candi around the base while not out on a mission as she had a small stuffed buffalo attached to her belt. At first command tried to make her leave it in her locker and she got teased by others for having it but despite that she always somehow ended up in possession of it again no matter how much it disappeared. Eventually it became the mascot of the Ice Cream Flight and it even became a source of morale strangely enough and people began to equate Candi and the Buffalo as a good luck charm. When Candi was around, you were getting home. People often bought her snacks when on base and whenever possible, owing to her callsign, ice cream.
Her start in the civil war was a rocky one as she flew helicopters as a hobby with her College's helicopter flying club and was co-opted in the early days as the APA lacked capable pilots. It took her some getting used to (and a few missions) much to the chagrin of those she flew but eventually became a capable pilot. Her best friend as well as her whole club were drafted into the APA and the name her friend chose as the club president was "Ice Cream Flight". Candra's callsign is "Ice Cream 2-3".
It wasn't uncommon to see Candra orbiting the battle space in her helicopter providing eyes in the sky and improvised close air support with her helicopter mounted guns. She frequently catches ground fire from the Grand Army which resulted in her bolting additional armor to her helicopter and installing jamming pods to ward off incoming missiles and break missile locks. She only orbits battle zones where the Grand Army doesn't have heavy weapons present that could easily punch through armor, like .50 cal machine guns. No matter the situation though, Ice Cream 2-3 is always right on your doorstep when you call her, regardless of the situation.
She acted as both a transport pilot and a med-evac chopper. Her actions alone have saved thousands of soldiers that have been wounded, forced into retreat, or cut off behind enemy lines.
As the war dragged on, Dragonia naturally whittled down the helicopter forces of the AcDragonians and the Ice Cream Flight was no different. By the end of the Civil War, Ice Cream 2-3 was the only member of the Ice Cream Flight that was either mission capable or still alive. All of Candi's friends in her group were killed at the end of the Civil War. She adopted the callsign Ice Cream 2-3 permanently, even when she was attached to other transport groups, Ice Cream 2-3 followed her everywhere and everyone understood this. Candi was Ice Cream 2-3 and Ice Cream 2-3 was Candi.
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