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This group of people got together to select the appropriate aircrafts; they established the
type of operation the planes would be able to perform; they gathered information about the
state of the planes: they chose the possible pilots and studied the way they would be hired by
the argentine air Force.
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Between April 28 and 30 , the Fenix Squadron deployed thirty five planes, the best of
Argentine air force at that time.
Some of them belonged to private companies, others to state enterprises and others to
argentine Federal Police.
The Hawker Siddeley HS-125, license number LV.ALW from the State company YPF,
was remarkable by its performance and equipment. It was able to fly at the speed similar to
fire fighters, it had very good peak and autonomy; besides, it was equipped with two sailing
VLF Omega, which would be used to locate itself in sea without ground reference.
The group of fastest ten was formed by: HS-125 and nine Lear Jet of different types.
the planes in both charts were used to:
• Exploration and reconnaissance.
• Search and rescue.
• Accompany and guide to Pucara IA-58.
• Transport of crew, mechanics, armourers)
• Transport of Special Forces.
• Transport of charge in general. (base to base mailing, passengers, light loads, etc)

Apart from these planes which were at first line. There was a reserve of eleven Aerostar
600 a with piston engines.

speciaL tasks of civiL pLanes
Entertainment
The performance of the planes Lear Jet LR-35 (speed, autonomy and its reflection on
radars) became to be the most appropriate to simulate to be fighters planes.
The entertainment activities were started by studying the wave of the radar that wanted to
be bewildered. The maneuver was to fly with sham planes to the place where the fire planes
would start to descend. After this point, with the same approximation, the planes descended
to the lowest position, out of radar sight, there the direction was inverted, and they came back
going away from reach, making the enemy send means to intercept.

guidance of squadrons
To guide the planes: M-5, A-4B and A-4C the civil planes Lear Jet LR-35 were used.
The planes IA-58 were guided by civil aircrafts Mitsubishi which had similar flying char-
acteristics.

retransmit service
Due to the fact that the targets were so far it was necessary to use transmitters on board.
It was also used civil planes HS-125, LR-36A and military ones like Fokker F-27. To do this
task 92 hours of flight were performed during the conflict.