▁Ar d more ▁A FB , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 1 4 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Wing ▁at ▁S ew art ▁A FB , ▁Tennessee . ▁Six ▁additional ▁squad rons ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 2 2 d ▁Air ▁Division ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 1 5 th ▁Air ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁Add itional ▁aircraft ▁were ▁modified ▁for ▁electron ics ▁intelligence ▁work ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁Rhein - Main ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Germany ▁while ▁modified ▁RC - 1 3 0 As ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Military ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Service ▁( M AT S ) ▁photo - mapping ▁division . ▁ ▁The ▁C - 1 3 0 A ▁entered ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁reconna issance ▁C - 1 3 0 A - II ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 4 0 6 th ▁Support ▁Squadron ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁over ▁Armen ia ▁by ▁four ▁Soviet ▁Mi G - 1 7 s ▁along ▁the ▁Turkish - Ar men ian ▁border ▁during ▁a ▁routine ▁mission . ▁ ▁Australia ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁non - American ▁force ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 A ▁Her cules ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁examples ▁being ▁delivered ▁from ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁became ▁another ▁early ▁user ▁with ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁four ▁B - models ▁( Can ad ian ▁design ation ▁C - 1