Wikipedia's first sentence called it “f-16a/b fighter squadron based at nevatim airbase”. Today it says “f-35i adir squadron based at nevatim airbase in israel”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
140 Squadron's first F-35 on its arrival in Israel, December 12, 2016 140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force , also Golden Eagle Squadron , is an F-35I "Adir" squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel .1Formerly an F-16A/B squadron, the squadron was closed on 2 August 2013, as part of IDF budget cuts, its aircraft allocated to 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South) . In 2015 it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" will be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Squadron in the IAF. The squadron received its first two aircraft on December 12, 2016.2Stamford , Lincolnshire , England : Key Publishing Ltd . 2016: 23. : Cite journal requires |journal= ( help )3
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Military unit 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 . On 2 August 2013, as part of the IDF's budget cuts, it was closed and merged with 116 Squadron (Defenders of the south.) "140 Squadron - The Golden Eagle" .
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Military unit 140 Squadron's first F-35 on its arrival in Israel, December 12, 2016 140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force , also Golden Eagle Squadron , is an F-35I "Adir" squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel . Formerly an F-16A/B squadron, the squadron was closed on 2 August 2013, as part of IDF budget cuts, its aircraft allocated to 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South) . In 2015 it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" will be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Squadron in the IAF. The squadron received its first two aircraft on December 12, 2016.
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Israeli military unit Military unit 140 Squadron's and Israel's first two F-35I jets on its arrival at Nevatim Airbase, December 2016 140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) , also Golden Eagle Squadron , is an F-35I Adir squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel .
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f-16a/b fighter squadron based at nevatim airbase
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f-35i adir squadron based at nevatim airbase in israel
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