Charlie 217: Difference between revisions

{{era|TF}}

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| firstsight  = September [[2552]]

| destroyed    = September [[2552]]

| affiliation  = [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Defense Force|Defense Force]]: [[UNSC Marine Corps]]

'''Charlie 217''' was a [[D77-TC Pelican|D-77 Pelican dropship]] attached to the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} up to and including the [[Battle of Installation 04]].  

When the ''Autumn'' crashed on [[Installation 04]], Charlie 217 was thought to be destroyed, and was listed as MIA (''Missing In Action''). In reality, it had actually managed to survive intact, although it was separated from the rest of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] personnel at [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]].

It was quickly captured by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], who subsequently killed everyone on board except the pilot, [[Lieutenant]] [[Rick Hale]]. Later, [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and a team of 30 SpecOps [[Sangheili]] used the captured Pelican as a means to infiltrate Alpha Base to hunt for [[John-117]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 208''</ref>

Before Hale could complete the landing, 'Zamamee killed him and landed it himself. He and the thirty Sangheili, cloaked in Active Camouflage, attacked the crew in the base.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 210''</ref> Charlie 217 was destroyed soon after it landed by UNSC personnel. Fuel was sprayed on the landing pad and lit, destroying the Pelican and many of the Sangheili in the resulting explosion.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 213''</ref>

The wreckage of Charlie 217 was used by [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] the next day as a trap for Covenant forces. The Covenant that responded fell into the Marine ambush, a fitting end to the life of the dropship, despite the intervention of the [[The Flood|Flood]] that followed.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 245''</ref>

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