▁by ▁other ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁The ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁En te bbe ▁ra id ▁in ▁which ▁Isra eli ▁comm ando ▁forces ▁carried ▁a ▁surprise ▁assault ▁to ▁rescue ▁ 1 0 3 ▁passengers ▁of ▁an ▁air lin er ▁hij ack ed ▁by ▁Palest in ian ▁and ▁German ▁terror ists ▁at ▁En te bbe ▁Airport , ▁U g anda . ▁The ▁rescue ▁force — 2 0 0 ▁soldiers , ▁je eps , ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁( int ended ▁to ▁res emble ▁U g and an ▁D ict ator ▁Id i ▁A min ' s ▁vehicle ▁of ▁state ) — was ▁flow n ▁over ▁ ▁almost ▁entirely ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁from ▁Israel ▁to ▁En te bbe ▁by ▁four ▁Isra eli ▁Air ▁Force ▁( I AF ) ▁Her cules ▁aircraft ▁without ▁mid - air ▁ref uel ing ▁( on ▁the ▁way ▁back , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁ref ue led ▁in ▁N airo bi , ▁Ken ya ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁War ▁() ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Argent ine ▁Air ▁Force ▁C - 1 3 0 s ▁under to ok ▁dangerous ▁re - supp ly ▁night ▁fl ights ▁as ▁block ade ▁run ners ▁to ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁g arrison ▁on ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands . ▁They ▁also ▁performed ▁day light ▁mar itime ▁survey ▁fl ights . ▁One ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Sea ▁Har rier ▁using ▁A IM