Today, 117th "The First Jet" Squadron, of #Israel Air Force was disbanded after 67 years of glorious service. Based in #RamatDavid, it defended the North including Golan & participated in Strategic Operations such as "Opera" for targeting #Iraq's Nuclear reactor on 7 June 1981. 
On 7 June 1981, these four F-16A Block 5s of Tayeset 117 along with four F-16A Block 10As of Tayeset 110 targeted Osirak/Tammuz nuclear reactor of #Baghdad & prevented #Iraq's dictator #Saddam from building nuclear weapon. These ex-Iranian Air Force F-16s are 107, 113, 118 & 129.
Today, when the 117sq was disbanded, it had still 24 F-16C Block 30s which were:
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