▁Chi ▁Min h ▁Tra il ▁in ▁La os ▁that ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁produce ▁mud ▁and ▁land sl ides ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁tr uck ▁routes ▁imp ass able . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁glo be , ▁C - 1 3 0 Es ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 6 4 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Wing ▁but ▁loan ed ▁to ▁ 3 2 2 d ▁Air ▁Division ▁in ▁France , ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Dragon ▁Rou ge , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dram atic ▁miss ions ▁in ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Belg ian ▁Congo . ▁After ▁commun ist ▁Sim ba ▁reb els ▁took ▁white ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Stanley ville ▁host age , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Belg ium ▁developed ▁a ▁joint ▁rescue ▁mission ▁that ▁used ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 s ▁to ▁drop , ▁air - land ▁and ▁air - l ift ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁par atro op ers ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁host ages . ▁Two ▁miss ions ▁were ▁flow n , ▁one ▁over ▁Stanley ville ▁and ▁another ▁over ▁Paul is ▁during ▁Thanks g iving ▁weeks . ▁The ▁head line - making ▁mission ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Mac K ay ▁Tro phy ▁to ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁cre ws . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Ind o - P ak ist ani ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Air