The Argentine Air Force reconnaissance force at that time was formed around the Grupo 1 Aerofotográfico () part of the 2nd Air Brigade equipped with two Learjet 35As and based at Parana province of Entre Rios. In April 1982, the unit was deployed to Comodoro Rivadavia and was reinforced with several civilian planes and their civilian pilots who volunteered to fly them. During the war, the Learjets performed 52 missions including search and reconnaissance flights, communications retransmission flights, and pathfinder flights to guide combat jets with the Learjets’ superior navigation systems.