Pebble Island
At first, the trap worked, with FAA A-4B Skyhawk C-244 of "Grupo" 5 shot down north of Pebble Island by a Sea Dart. Pilot "Capitán" Hugo Ángel del Valle Palaver was killed. Later a FAA A-4C Skyhawk coded C-304 of "Grupo" 4 de Caza deployed to San Julian was shot down north east of Pebble Island by another Sea Dart while returning from a mission to San Carlos Water. Capitán Jorge Osvaldo García successfully ejected but was not recovered from the water. His body was washed ashore in a dinghy at Golding Island in 1983. Garcia's wingman, "Teniente" Ricardo Lucero, was also shot down by the combined San Carlos air defences. Teniente Lucero ejected, and was recovered by .