Victor 933

"Dropship Victor 93-(static)-the Pillar of Autumn-(static)-eed assistance. We are under att-(static)-attack by some kind of hostile-(static)-it isn't Covenant. (Static) Captain Keyes has been captured by hostiles. (static)-dug in at a large structure in a swampy area. We need to pull out. Please-(static)-I will set this message to repeat at-(static)-given interval. Dropship Victor 933, clear."

- Unknown UNSC Pilot broadcasting his last message to warn about the Unknown Hostiles

History
Victor 933 was a United Nations Space Command Pelican dropship attached to the in 2552. When the Autumn was shot down over Installation 04 that year, Victor 933 escaped intact, and was used by the Marines of Alpha Base as a transport. It appears however, that the Marines did not take any of the heavier UNSC weaponry. The Easy Difficulty showed a Shotgun, but only Normal is canon. The wreckage is found near the beginning of the level 343 Guilty Spark.

It was sent out with Captain Jacob Keyes, Fire Team Charlie and Second Squad in hopes of finding a Covenant weapons cache. Twelve hours after the last transmission from the Pelican, the Master Chief dropped into the swamp aboard Echo 419 and found the wreckage of Victor 933. Apparently, the Pelican had been ambushed on takeoff and crashed.

The recording of the distress signal was a short-wave signal. Due to the nature of the emergency, the Pelicans Radio may have been damaged as otherwise it would have contacted Alpha Base for reinforcements.

Trivia

 * In the level "Silent Cartographer, V933 doubles as both the second Pelican dropping off marines at the start of the level, and the crashed Bravo 022 - though both are likely the same dropship anyway.