Operation Gardel

Operation Gardel was the codename given by the organization involving the downing of a during takeoff from the old on 28 August 1975. The target was a transporting 114 personnel to province.
==Background==
The plan involved detonating an explosive charge, shaped like a conical tip, strategically placed beneath the runway when C-130E TC-62 reached full throttle during takeoff. A disused sewer near the runway, connected to a storm drain, served as the location for the explosive setup. A cable, running through a 250-meter tunnel, linked the charge to a parked vehicle's 12V battery. The activation switch was situated in a nearby pit. This meticulously planned operation, hailed as a "masterpiece of military engineering" by Montoneros, required at least six months of preparation, using a forked branch as a benchmark to calculate the plane's trajectory.
==Incident==
TC-62, departing from El Palomar Air Base, carried 85 members and landed at Benjamin Matienzo International Airport. After refueling, 114 National Gendarmerie members boarded for their , with the next leg scheduled for . During takeoff at around 13:00, an explosion occurred, creating a 12x2-meter crater 100-150 meters in front of the C-130. The aircraft, 12-15 meters above the ground, caught fire, tilted, and crashed 400 meters down the runway. The blast killed 5 gendarmes and wounded 29, including 6 crew members. One unhurt crew member attempted rescues but succumbed to asphyxiation later.
==Templar involvement==
Operation Gardel was part of , itself one of the beginning phases of the , a Templar-conspired series of events which, among other things, led to the .Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Rifts: Cluster 5, Puzzle 2
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 
==References==
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Category:Templar conspiracies