Pelican 019

Pelican 019
Production information
Class	D77-TC Pelican dropship
Manufacturer	Misriah Armories
Technical specifications
Length	30.5 metres (100 ft)
Width	23.3 metres (76 ft)
Height	10 metres (33 ft)
Engine unit(s)	Two main engines housed in middle section of ship, ten maneuvering thrusters housed in four vector pylons.
Armament	One chin-mounted auto-cannon in either 40 or 70mm caliber[5] Two ANVIL-II ASM Pods (eight missiles each) (optional) 1 AIE-486H HMG or M247 GPMG (optional)
Usage
Role(s)	Transport
Present for battles/events	Human-Covenant war
Affiliation	UNSC
Known commander(s)	Jeffries

Pelican 019 was a Pelican Dropship on the UNSC Light Frigate Midsummer Night. It was piloted by Jeffries.

Operational History

It was used to fly Lieutenant Jacob Keyes, Major Akio Watanabe, and other officers on their mission to suppress Jason Kincaide's riot in the Scyllion Warehouse District on Charybdis IX. The mission went wrong though when RPGs struck an ONI mobile command center killing ONI Agents and wounding many more. Keyes called for Jeffries as he, Watanabe, and ONI agent Corinthia Hansen fled to the roof of a warehouse. Turning his obsevation lights on briefly to signal Keyes, Jeffries came inbound and overhead to extract them. The mob below fired RPGs at him, Jeffries, noted as a skilled pilot, dodged one RPG but a second one struck the belly of the craft, without further evasion a third struck the tail causing him to lose all control which sent the aircraft crashing down to the street below, killing Jeffries and destroying the Pelican.