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'''Fairchild Field''' (or '''Fairchild Airfield''') was an airfield located near [[Military Reservation 01478-B]] in the [[Highland Mountains]] on the surface of [[Reach]]. In [[2552]], during a test of the new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR]] armor, [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] were forced to deal with a [[SkyHawk]] jet dispatched from Fairchild Field by [[James Ackerson|Colonel Ackerson]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 261''</ref>


'''Fairchild Field''' is an airfield located on the surface of [[Reach]]. This field housed [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] dropships, [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] Fighters, and [[SkyHawk]]s. In [[2552]], while experimenting with the new shield installed with his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] armor, [[John-117|Spartan-117]] had to deal with a SkyHawk dispatched from Fairchild Field. This field is located near the Reach Military Training fields.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 261</ref>
==Trivia==
 
The name is a likely an homage to [[Wikipedia:Fairchild Air Force Base|Fairchild Air Force Base]], a [[Wikipedia:United States Air Force|US Air Force]] base located near [[Wikipedia:Spokane, Washington|Spokane, Washington]].
Fairchild Field was likely destroyed when Reach was [[fall of Reach|glassed]] by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in 2552.
 
The name is a likely homage to [[Wikipedia:Fairchild Air Force Base|Fairchild Air Force Base]], a [[Wikipedia:United States Air Force|US Air Force]] base located near [[Wikipedia:Spokane, Washington|Spokane, Washington]].


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Latest revision as of 13:49, March 23, 2022

Fairchild Field (or Fairchild Airfield) was an airfield located near Military Reservation 01478-B in the Highland Mountains on the surface of Reach. In 2552, during a test of the new Mark V MJOLNIR armor, John-117 and Cortana were forced to deal with a SkyHawk jet dispatched from Fairchild Field by Colonel Ackerson.[1]

Trivia[edit]

The name is a likely an homage to Fairchild Air Force Base, a US Air Force base located near Spokane, Washington.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 261