140 Squadron (Israel)
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 Israeli Air Force |
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F-16B of the Golden Eagle Squadron during an exercise in Sardinia.
140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Golden Eagle Squadron, was an F-16A/B fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.[1]
On 2 August 2013, as part of the IDF's budget cuts, it was closed and merged with 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South).
In 2015 it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" will be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightening II Squadron in the IAF.[2]
References
- ↑ "140 Squadron - The Golden Eagle". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ↑ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. p. 23.
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