▁Operation ▁Just ▁C ause , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁Operation ▁E agle ▁Cla w , ▁the ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁rescue ▁U . S . ▁host ages ▁from ▁Iran ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Wild ▁Th ing ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁fixed - wing ▁aircraft ▁to ▁employ ▁night - vision ▁g og g les . ▁On ▁display ▁at ▁H url b urt ▁Field , ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁C - 1 3 0 E , ▁AF ▁Ser . ▁No . ▁ 6 9 - 6 5 8 0 ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁T AS , ▁ 3 1 4 th ▁T AW , ▁ 3 1 7 th ▁T AW , ▁ 3 1 4 th ▁T AW , ▁ 3 1 7 th ▁T AW , ▁ 4 0 th ▁AS , ▁ 4 1 st ▁AS , ▁ 4 3 rd ▁A W , ▁retired ▁after ▁center ▁wing ▁cra cks ▁were ▁detected ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ; ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁M ob ility ▁Command ▁Museum , ▁D over ▁A FB , ▁Del aware ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁C - 1 3 0 E , ▁AF ▁Ser . ▁No . ▁ 7 0 - 1 2 6 9 ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁A W ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Pope ▁Air ▁Park , ▁Pope ▁A FB , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁C - 1 3 0 H