Lima Foxtrot Alpha 43 was a Bumblebee lifepod attached to the UNSC cruiser Pillar of Autumn in 2552. LFA-43 was used when the vessel was shot down over Installation 04. It carried the Master Chief and seven Marines down to the surface of the Halo. However, there was an airbrake failure, as the airbrakes blew too early and were sheared off. All of the Marines were killed, but the Chief survived, thanks to the cushioning of his MJOLNIR armor.[1]
- ^ Halo: The Flood, pages 49/50