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[[File: | [[File:AutumnDamagedCEA.png|thumb|right|300px|LFA-43 flees the ''Pillar of Autumn'' as it is attacked over Installation 04.]] | ||
'''Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43''', or '''LFA-43''', was a [[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat]] attached to the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class Cruiser|cruiser]] ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' through Hatch 61 in [[2552]]. | '''Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43''', or '''LFA-43''', was a [[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat]] attached to the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class Cruiser|cruiser]] ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' through Hatch 61 in [[2552]]. | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
[[File:Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43.jpg|thumb|Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43 after the crash.]] | |||
LFA-43 was used when the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was shot down over [[Installation 04]]. It carried [[John-117]] and seven [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] down to the surface of the [[Halo Array|Installation]]. However, there was an air-brake failure, as the air-brakes blew too early and were sheared off. All of the Marines and the [[Unnamed Bumblebee Pilot|pilot]] were killed, but the Chief survived, due to the cushioning of his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR armor]] [[Hydrostatic Gel|gel layer]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 49-50''</ref> | LFA-43 was used when the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was shot down over [[Installation 04]]. It carried [[John-117]] and seven [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] down to the surface of the [[Halo Array|Installation]]. However, there was an air-brake failure, as the air-brakes blew too early and were sheared off. All of the Marines and the [[Unnamed Bumblebee Pilot|pilot]] were killed, but the Chief survived, due to the cushioning of his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR armor]] [[Hydrostatic Gel|gel layer]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 49-50''</ref> | ||