253 Squadron (Israel)

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253 Squadron
Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa
Red Flag
in 2009

253 Squadron of the

F-16I fighter squadron based at Ramon Airbase.[1]

History

In March 2018, Israel's government confirmed that 253 Squadron, along with 69 and 119 Squadrons, took part and successfully completed Operation Orchard on 6 September 2007, destroying the nuclear installations of Syria constructed with the help of North Korea.[2]

References

  1. ^ "253 Squadron - The Negev". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  2. ^ "Ending a decade of silence, Israel confirms it blew up Assad's nuclear reactor". Retrieved 2018-03-21.

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