2 0 0 5 , ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁at ▁NAS ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁cre ws ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 3 1 5 th ▁Oper ations ▁Group ▁at ▁N aha ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Ok ina wa ▁comm enced ▁forward ▁air ▁control ▁( F AC ; ▁" F lare ") ▁miss ions ▁over ▁the ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁Tra il ▁in ▁La os ▁supporting ▁US AF ▁strike ▁aircraft . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁North ▁Vietnam ▁where ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁cre ws ▁led ▁form ations ▁of ▁Martin ▁B - 5 7 ▁Can ber ra ▁bom bers ▁on ▁night ▁reconna issance / st rike ▁miss ions ▁against ▁commun ist ▁supply ▁routes ▁leading ▁to ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Project ▁Bl ind ▁Bat / L am pl ighter ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁U bon ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Th ailand . ▁After ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁U bon , ▁the ▁mission ▁became ▁a ▁four - engine ▁F AC ▁mission ▁with ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁crew ▁searching ▁for ▁targets ▁then ▁calling ▁in ▁strike ▁aircraft . ▁Another ▁little - known ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁mission ▁flow n ▁by ▁N aha - based ▁cre ws ▁was ▁Operation ▁Comm ando ▁Sc arf , ▁which ▁involved ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁chemical s ▁onto ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Ho