ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi skwˈɑːdɹən "ɡˈoʊldən ˈiːɡəl" wɪð ˈɛf sˈɪkstiːn ˈeɪ slˈæʃ bˌiːˈɛs, tɹænsfˈɜːd fɹʌmðɪ ɐbˈændənd ˈɛtsiən ˈɛɹbeɪs tə nɛvˈeɪɾɪm, wʌz ˌɔn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈɑːpɚɹə, ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðɪ ɐtˈæk ænd dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðɪ ɪɹˈæki nˈuːklɪɹ ɹɪˈæktɚɹ ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
The 140 Squadron "Golden Eagle" with F-16A/Bs, transferred from the abandoned Etzion Airbase to Nevatim, was on Operation Opera, involved in the attack and destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor on June 7, 1981.