F-16B of the Golden Eagle Squadron during an exercise in Sardinia.
The 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]
In 2 August 2013, as part of the IDF's budget cuts, it was closed and merged with 116 Squadron (Defenders of the south.)
References
- ↑ "140 Squadron - The Golden Eagle". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081216111059/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/140squadron.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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