Their first task was reconnaissance of South Georgia, an island about 1,300 km to the east of the Falkland Isles. On 21 April a helicopter inserted 16 men of Mountain Troop (D sqn) to establish an observation point (OP) at a place called Fortuna Glacier. The weather was horrific and arctic. Some weapons froze up. Because of the severe danger of frostbite and hypothermia extraction was requested the next day. One of the Wessex extraction helicopters crashed just after picking up seven SAS men at around 1.30 PM. One SAS soldier damaged his back. A second helicopter crashed. A third helicopter flew away with some of the SAS men. Their success's included destroying an Argentine submarine in Cumberland Bay, guided Harrier attacks to Port Stanley airport to destroy Argentine helicopters, and blew up 11 jet fighters on Pebble Island to name but a few. | 
