The Gulf War Air Combat Box Score

SOURCE DATA AND NOTES:

v Lou Drendel produced "…And kill MiG's" in 1974 and has made updates to his excellent

original text bringing it up to date with the post Viet Nam air wars. His latest 1997 edition

compiles a list of the Gulf War results that includes 44 entries, a list that gets closer to the

one I had done originally that brings together all of the services. Lou's work was cross

referenced during Dec 1998. Interestingly he awarded the F-111A crew the maneuvering

suicide kill during the first night of the war.

v General Merrill McPeak's "Mother of All Briefings", given in March 1991

v The12 Apr 91 Missile Expenditure Listing in Aerospace Daily

v McAir's "The Backbone of Air Power in Operation Desert Storm: The F-15 Eagle",

presented at the Paris Air Show (Jun 1991), Chart GP11-0152-17-D/cjg.

v The Raytheon Sparrow Missile Expenditure Summary, July 1991

v Discussions with NATO Pilots on the Gulf War at Volkel AB, RNLAF, May 1991

v Maj Bill Strandberg Jr, from the 33rd TFW, did an excellent assessment with an info

cutoff of 17 Jun 91. This is used as the best authority of whether a Kill occurred or

not since it comes from an operational unit who was there. It is surprising that the

Raytheon briefing disagrees on the 22nd of January.

v "INSIDE THE AIR FORCE", 30 August 1991, pg4-5, published a new listing

from Pentagon sources and interviews with Desert Storm veteran pilots. The

BVR notation is a function of this source material.

v "AIR FORCE TIMES", 30 Sep 91, pg 10, "New Flier Named 1st to Down

MiG...Confirms that Capt Jon "JR" Kelk got the 1st kill on 17 Jan, not Steve

Tate, who was credited with the 4th since Robert "Cheese" Graeter got the

2nd and 3rd. Graeter's second Kill was from a maneuvering suicide, not an

AIM-7 as originally presumed.

v Rumors still persist that there was a cooperative A-6E/F-18 kill on an

airborne helicopter with a Walleye PGM, date yet unknown/confirmed.

v The IL-76 kill on 02Feb91 by Masters was talked about as being not a gun but

a Sparrow kill, by pilots who met other pilots from the scoring unit. The

AIM-7 was supposed to have been fired "blind" after EID into weather and

the crash was verified as a kill later by Intel. Other stories continue with

the kill as a "Gun Kill", but still at low altitude. Masters might have been

"afraid" to admit to a gun-kill because of USAF rules.

v Another Tornado kill was assessed as a "ground kill" when bombs destroyed

an F-1 Mirage while taxiing, since it was not airborne, no air-Kill credit.

v Dept of the Navy, CNO, document "The United States Navy in Desert Shield,

Desert Storm", dated 15May1991, states in its chronology appendix,

page A-16, that "eight Iraqi MiG-29's and Mirage F-1's are destroyed" on

the 18th, but their listing is confused with Eastern Standard Time, but on the

19th the summary states: 6 x MiG-29

3 x Mirage F-1

1 x MiG-23

This seems incredible since th Navy totals do not mention the 2 x MiG-21

kills achieved by the VFA-81 F/A-18's. This discounts the reliability of

this source considerably but it does re-establish that more MiG-29's were

being claimed then were actually credited by War's end. By the 20th, the

MiG-29 total was listed at 10. Initially, however, the Navy sources "leaked"

that the VFA-81 kills were MiG-29's, but even with that, total 10 is high.

v Iraq flew around 55 fighter sorties per day for the two weeks preceeding the

17 January and 40 more with support aircraft

v During the War, the IqAF averaged around 30 sorties per day from claims by

the USAF, but the Soviets said that the numbers were closer to 100. AWACS

controllers are convinced they had all of Iraq covered by their radars.

v During the first night of the war, Iraq flew 25 fighter sorties and 90 support

sorties which might have been the dispersal and repositioning of resources.

v At least 16 Iraqi aircraft were downed and several more crashed during the

first week of hostilities

v There semed to have been an IqAF "standdown" on D+9 (25Jan) then the big

"flush" to Iran on D+10 (26Jan) where at least 120 tried at once.

v 375 of the 594 shelters were destroyed and initial estimates showed that as

many as 200 aircraft were destroyed inside, but later "counts" showed around 66 because

the Iraqi's dispersed the aircraft away from the airfields.

v Pentagon released its Conduct of the Persian Gulf Conflict: An

Interim Report to the Congress, July 1991 in February 1992 and the

Final Report was released in April 1992. The report mentions 41 coalition

air combat kills (page ii).

v "INSIDE THE AIR FORCE" (8Feb91, pg 1), stated that USAF generals

confirmed that to date no AMRAAM's were in the Gulf, however they did not

rule out future deployment of the weapons to the region.

v The Journal of Military Aviation, Vol 1, No. 1, Jan/Feb 92, published a work by Bill

Strandberg entitled "Desert Storm Shooters", that provided the latest update on the Kill

listings. He tried to put the kills in Local-Time order (Saudi which is GMT + 3). He totaled

44 which is the same listing that I have accomplished minus the GR.1 bomb kill on a Su-7.

v John M. Deur's "Wall of Eagles", from Intercept Publications, is a one-on-one debrief of each

pilot who obtained a kill during the War. Many facts have been cross checked.

DAY KILLS DATE REMARKS

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01 8 17 Jan, 6 USAF and 2 USN with EF-111 "MS" a duplicate award

02 1 (2) 18 Jan, 2 unverified kills listed by McPeak but RAF bomb Kill

03 6 19 Jan

06 - (3) 22 Jan, 3 kills unverified

07 - 23 Jan, confusion on day of RSAF kills

08 2 24 Jan, 2 kills listed by McPeak

10 3 26 Jan

11 4 27 Jan, 2 double kills

12 1 28 Jan, 1 kill listed by McPeak, later verified

13 1 29 Jan, 1 kill listed by McPeak

17 1 02 Feb, 1 kill listed but unverified until CENTCOM Message

21 6 06 Feb, 4 kills raised to 6

22 4 07 Feb, 3 kills raised to 4

26 1 11 Feb, 1 helo kill, 0.5 + 0.5 for two pilots

28 1 13 Feb, 1 helo Kill from A-6/F-18 Walleye

29 1 14 Feb, 1 Mi-8 Helo by LGB from F-15E

30 1 15 Feb, A-10 Kill on a Helo

63 1 20 Mar

65 2 22 Mar, PC-9 Crash with Su-22 credited as Kill

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44 (3) remain unverified

1 27Dec92 F-16"C" downs a MiG-25 with AIM-120

1 17Jan93 F-16"C" downs a MiG-23 with AIM-120

0 18Jan93 F-15"C" misses a MiG-29 with AIM-120/AIM-7

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46 Total as of 19 Jan 1993

Lou Drendel's 1998 Listing:

17Jan Mirage F-1EQ Capt Rob "Cheese" Graeter F-15C (85-0105)EG 58thTFS/33^{rdTW/EG Aim-7M}

17Jan Mirage F-1EQ Capt Rob "Cheese" Graeter F-15C (85-0105)EG 58thTFS/33rdTW/EG Aim-7M

17Jan Mirage F-1EQ Capt James Denton F-111A (66-016)UH 42ndECS/66thECW MS

Capt Brent Brandon

17Jan Mirage F-1EQ Capt Steve Tate F-15C (83-0017)FF 71stTFS/1stTFW Aim-7M

17Jan MiG-29 Capt Jon K. "JB" Kelk F-15C (85-0125)EG 58thTFS/33rdTFW Aim-7M

17Jan MiG-21 LCDr Mark Fox F/A-18C (163508)AA VFA-81/CAG-17 Aim-9M

17Jan MiG-21 Lt Nick Mongillo F/A-18C (163502)AA VFA-81/CAG-17 Aim-7M

17Jan Mirage F-1EQ

DETAILED LISTING OF THE KILL DATA:

* these pilots have had there kills officially recognized & credited by the USAF or USN

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

17Jan 1 8 (6 Encounters estimated)

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)N at 03:15 MiG-29

58th TFS 85-0125 BVR Kelk*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)N at 03:30 F-1EQ

58th TFS 85-0105 BVR Graeter*

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •MS F-1EQ

58th TFS 85-0105 (03:30) Graeter*

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48th TFW(p) EF-111A "UH" (03:30) •MS F-1EQ

390th ECS 66-0016 Denton/Brandon

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1st TFW(p) F-15C "FF" •(HO)N (04:00) F-1EQ

71st TFS 83-0017 BVR Tate*

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CVW-17 F/A-18C "AA" •(HO)D (14:00) MiG-21

VFA-81 163508 WVR Fox*

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CVW-17 F/A-18C "AA" •(HO)D (14:00) MiG-21

VFA-81 163502 WVR Mongillo*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)D (16:30) MiG-29

58th TFS 85-0108 BVR Draeger*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)D (16:30) MiG-29

58th TFS 85-0107 BVR MaGill*(USMC)

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Notes for Day 1:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 8 Kills

2. Pentagon Release cites 8 Kills as listed

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 8 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 5 Sparrow Kills: (3)F-1 + (2)MiG-29. Actually 2nd Navy Kill was

also an AIM-7 by pilot debrief, "The Shield and the Storm", USN Aviation Association

Special Jun91, and verified in later Pilot Interviews

5. Maj Bill Strandberg's assessment shows (6) USAF F-15C AIM-7 Kills, (1) for the 1st TFW

and (5) for the 33rd TFW

6. CENTCOM Message verified & credited all USAF Kills

7. The MiG-21 Kills for Fox & Mongillo may have been PRC F-7's

8. "Inside the Air Force" notes that Graeter's second F-1 kill was also attributed to the ground

impact of the F-1 after an AIM-7 was employed, but there was no reference to USN kills.

9. Denton/Brandon's EF-111F's MS Kill on an F-1 has never been officially recognized despite

numerous "verifications" from the Press, but Deur's assessment (see below) says no.

10. A MiG-29 Flight Leader Kills his Wingman, then crashes in the excitement.

11. Friedman's Book, Desert Victory, calls out a MiG-25 Foxbat Kill by the 33rd TFW, but no

further verification has surfaced.

12. "Airpower in the Gulf", AFA Book by James P. Coyne, mentions that the EF-111A crew,

Denton and Brandon, were with the 390th ECS/366th TFW, on pg 51.

13. Capt Denton an Capt Brandon (EF-11A) were assigned to the 390th ECS of the 48th TFW,

but were flying a 42nd ECS aircraft from the 66th ECW.

14. Journal of Military Aviation (Jan/Feb 92) article by Bill Strandberg, pg 26, says that Capt

Rhory R. "Hoser" Draeger's F-15C had the bureau number of 85-0108, not 85-0119.

15. John Deur reports that the USAF now feels that the F-1 Mirage that crashed chasing down

the EF-111A flown by Denton and Bandini was the same one credited to Graeter as a second

Kill due to maneuvering suicide, even though it apparently was chasing the EF-111 and had

fired a missile at it. Deur also credits the EF-111 crew as being from the 390th ECS, 48th

TFW out of RAF Lakenheath deployed to Taif.

16. The 58th TFS F-15's from the 33rd TFW deployed from Eglin AFB, Florida operated as their

own Provisional Wing at Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia (King Faisal Air Base) also shared with

British Tornados. Likewise, the 1st TFW out of Langley AFB, Virginia, operated as its own

Provisional Wing at Dhahran AB.

17. Pentagon Report (page 160) lists both of Graeter's Kills as being from AIM-7's

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

18Jan 2 1 (3 Encounters estimated)

(2) Unk TFW Unk Unk Unk(?)

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No.5 Sqdn GR-1 •Mk-83 Su-7/17

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Notes for Day 2:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 2 Kills. After analysis for several months

there seems to be no explanation of these claims for the McPeak Brief

charts. EF-111 "MS" and GR-1 "Bomb Kill" were in no way firm then.

2. Pentagon Release cites no missile expenditures

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites no Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditures

5. Maj Bill Strandberg's assessment shows no credited F-15 kills

6. CENTCOM Message 30May91 still makes no references of Kill credits

7. Bill Strandberg makes no note of the GR.1 Bomb Kill

8. No confirmation from RAF sources to date

9. No mention of this event in any USAF documentation to date

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

19Jan 3 6 (3 Encounters estimated)

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(TO)D (13:00) MiG-25

58th TFS 85-0099 WVR Pitts*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(TO)D (13:00) MiG-25

58th TFS 85-0101 WVR Tollini*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)D (13:15) MiG-29

58th TFS 85-0122 BVR Underhill*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •MS (13:15) MiG-29

58th TFS 85-0114 WVR Rodriguez*

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7440th CW(p) F-15C "BT" •(HO)D (16:00) F-1EQ

525th TFS 75-0021 BVR Sveden*

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7440th CW(p) F-15C "BT" •(HO)D (16:00) F-1EQ 525th TFS 79-0069 BVR Prather*

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Notes on Day 3:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 6 Kills

2. Pentagon Release cites 6 Kills with both F-1's downed by Sparrows

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 6 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 4 Sparrow Kills, (1)F-1 + (1)MiG-29 + (2)MiG-25

5. There is a possibility that (1)AIM-7 might have caused the 2nd F-1 to crash

6. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment shows (5) AIM-7 Kills + (1) MS

7. CENTCOM Message confirms the claims made during this day

8. "Inside the Air Force" states that the MiG-25's were in a visual engagement

9. Friedman's Book, Desert Victory, credits only (5) Kills, lacking (1) MiG-25

10. Bill Strandberg determined that Sveden was attached to the 32nd TFS,

32nd TFG at Schoesterberg

11. The F-15's from the 525th TFS deployed to the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) at Incirlik AB, Turkey, came from the 36th TFW stationed at Bitburg AB, Germany. The 58th TFS F-15's from the 33rd TFW deployed from Eglin AFB, Florida operated as their own Provisional Wing at Tabuk AB, Saudi Arabia (King Faisal Air Base) also shared with British Tornados.

12. Pentagon Report (Page 160) lists Rodrigeuz Kill as being from AIM-7

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

22Jan 6 (3) (2 Encounters estimated)

Notes on Day 6:

1. McPeak's Briefing makes no mention of any Kills

2. Pentagon Release makes no mention of any missile expenditures

3. McAir F-15 Briefing makes no mention of any Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 3 Sparrow Kills, (2)F-1 + (1)MiG-29

5. The next Kill-Day is Day 8, it must be that these Kills missed McPeak's

Brief, the Pentagon Release, and McAir's Paris Air Show Pitch. Only Raytheon has the Kill's recorded.

6. Maj Bill Stranberg Jr's assessment shows no kills this date

7. The CENTCOM Message also makes no mention of kills on this date. The

Raytheon expenditures claim is in suspect, although as of 15Nov91,

Raytheon said that they were sticking by their assessment.

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

23Jan 7 (1 Encounter by the Royal Saudi Air Force noted on McAir Briefing)

24Jan 8 2 (1 Encounter by the Royal Saudi Air Force)

RSAF 3rd FW F-15C •(TO)D (12:15) F-1EQ

No. 13 Sqd 80-0068/509 WVR Shamrani

RSAF 3rd FW F-15C •(TO)D (12:15) F-1EQ

No. 13 Sqd 80-0068/509 WVR Shamrani

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Notes on Day 8:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 2 Kills

2. Pentagon Release cites 2 Kills as listed

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 2 Kills on Day 7, nothing on Day 8

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditures

5. Pentagon Report (Page 160) lists both Kills from AIM-9's

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

26Jan 10 3 (1 Encounter)

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)D (15:00) MiG-23

58th TFS 85-0108 BVR Draeger*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)D (15:00) MiG-23

58th TFS 85-0104 BVR Schiavi*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(HO)D (15:00) MiG-23

58th TFS 85-0114 BVR Rodriguez*

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Notes on Day 10:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 3 Kills

2. Pentagon Release cites 3 Kills as listed

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 3 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 3 Sparrow Kills, (3)MiG-23

5. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment shows the three Kills as above

6. CENTCOM Message verifies all claims this date

7. "Inside the Air Force" notes that all kills were AIM-7 BVR shots

8. "Gulf Air War Debrief" has details on this engagement, pg 94

9. John Deur says that Draeger's aircraft was 85-0108

10. Pentagon Report (Page 160) lists all Kills from AIM-7's

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

27Jan 11 4 (3 Encounters estimated)

4th TFW (p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (12:30) MiG-23

53rd TFS 84-0025 BVR Denney*

4th TFW (p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (12:30) MiG-23

53rd TFS 84-0025 WVR Denney

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4th TFW (p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (12:30) F-1EQ

53rd TFS 84-0027 WVR Powell*

4th TFW (p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (12:30) MiG-23

53rd TFS 84-0027 WVR Powell*

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Notes on Day 11:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 4 Kills

2. Pentagon Release cites 4 Kills: (2)MiG-23/AIM-9 + (1)MiG-23/AIM-7

plus (1)F-1 Mirage/AIM-7

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 4 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 3 Sparrow Kills: (3)MiG-23

5. Obvious debate over what missiles Killed what aircraft

6. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment has both of Danney's Kills AIM-9's

and Powell's with AIM-7's

7. CENTCOM's message does not certify Danney's 2nd Kill, but all other

accounts indicate that the Kill occurred.

8. "Inside the Air Force" shows that Danney's 1st Kill was a BVR shot

9. Friedman's Book, Desert Victory, claims (2) MiG-23's & (2) F-1's and then

another MiG-23 for the 5th Kill, but nothing on the 28th.

10. "Air Power in the Gulf War", a AFA book by James P. Coyne, states that Denney's kills were both with AIM-7 Sparrow

11. 53rd TFS aircraft from the 36 TFW out of Bitburg AB, Germany, were deployed to Al Karj AB in Saudi Arabia to support the 4th TFW (Provisional).

Another Bitburg unit, the 525th TFS was in Incirlik AB, Turkey.

12. Pentagon Report (Page 160) indicates the same results

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

28Jan 12 1 (1 Encounter estimated)

7440th CW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (15:15) MiG-23

525th TFS 79-0022 BVR Watrous*

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Notes on Day 12:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 1 Kill

2. Pentagon Release cites no missile expenditures

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites no Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditures

5. (2) Kills mentioned on Day 13 which may be where this one goes

6. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment makes no mention of Kills on this date

7. The CENTCOM Message confirms Waltrous's Kill for this date, not the 29th

8. "Inside the Air Force" has the kills recorded just as the CENTCOM Message

9. "Air Power in the Gulf War", a AFA book by James P. Coyne, states that Waltrous' Kill was on the 29th

10. Bill Strandberg notes that Watrous' aircraft was 79-0022, not 79-0021. Deur goes on to explain that the aircraft 0022 was assigned to the 22nd TFS/36th TFW (Bitburg) but deployed with the 525nd TFS to Insirlik to join the 7440th CW(p).

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

29Jan 13 1 (2 Encounters estimated but only one actual, led to some confusion)

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(TO)D (17:00) MiG-23

58th TFS 85-0102 WVR Rose*

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1. McPeak's Briefing cites 1 Kill, probably need to combine Day 12 and 13

2. Pentagon Release cites 2 Kills as listed

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 2 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 3 Sparrow Kills, (2)MiG-23, but does not

recognize the 32nd TFG from Soesterberg, gives both to the 33rd TFW

5. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment notes both Kills by AIM-7

6. CENTCOM Message confirmed Rose's Kill this date

7. Friedman's Book, Desert Victory, calls out (2) MiG-23 Kills

8. Pentagon Report (Page 160) concurs with this data

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

02Feb 17 1 (1 Encounter estimated)

7440th CW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D •Gun IL-76

525th TFS 79-0064 WVR WVR Masters*

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Notes on Day 17:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 1 Kill

2. Pentagon Release makes no mention of a weapon expenditure

3. McAir F-15 Briefing has no Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditures or Kills

5. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment mentioned no Kills or Encounters

6. CENTCOM Message finally clears this up with the IL-76 Kill by Capt

Greg Masters, but still no idea on what weapon killed it.

7. No official confirmation as to the weapon used on the IL-76 kill by Masters.

Rumors discuss both a gun kill at low altitude and a "blind" AIM-7 shot

through an overcast at a low target that was later verified as an IL-76.

8. "Air Power in the Gulf War", a AFA book by James P. Coyne, states that Masters' Kill was with an AIM-7

9. Bill Strandberg confirms that Masters expended an AIM-7M and was part of the 525th TFS/36th TFW from Bitburg

10. Pentagon Report (Page 160) concurs with this data

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

06Feb 21 6 (3 Encounters)

4th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (09:15) MiG-21

53rd TFS 79-0078 WVR Dietz*

4th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (09:15) MiG-21

53rd TFS 79-0078 WVR Dietz*

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4th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (09:15) Su-25

53rd TFS 84-0019 WVR Hehemann* 4th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (09:15) Su-25

53rd TFS 84-0019 WVR Hehemann*

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CVW-02 F-14A "NE" •(TO)D (12:30) Mi-8 Hip
VF-1 162603 WVR Broce/McElraft*

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23rd TFW(p) A-10A "NO" •GAU-8 (15:30) Bo-105

706th TFS 77-0205 WVR Swain*

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Notes on Day 21:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 4 Kills, but 2 Helo's were no recorded

2. Pentagon Release cites 6 Kills as listed

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 6 Kills for the F-15C

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditures or Kills

5. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment shows (5) Kills as laidout

6. CENTCOM Message confirms the USAF Kills listed

7. Capt Dietz's MiG-21 Kills might have been PRC F-7 models

8. "Inside the Air Force" notes no BVR Kills

9. Friedman's Book, Desert Victory, has the F-14 Helo Kill on the 7th

10. 53rd TFS was from the 36th TFW at Bitburg and assigned to the 4th TFW

11. Robert Swain was from the 706th TFS/926th TFG

12. Pentagon Report (Page 160) lists Kills as from 36th TFW, 926th TFG, and VF-1 providing credit to the original parent units and agreed on weapons

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

07Feb 22 4(1) (3 Encounters)

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(TO)D (12:00) Su-17

58th TFS 85-0102 WVR Murphy*

33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(TO)D (12:00) Su-17

58th TFS 85-0102 WVR Murphy*

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33rd TFW(p) F-15C "EG" •(TO)D (12:00) Su-17

58th TFS 85-0124 WVR Parsons*

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7440th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (12:00) Hind

525th TFS 80-0003 BVR May*

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Notes on Day 22:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites 3 kills, at least Helo was not recorded

2. Pentagon Release cites 5 kills, all AIM-7

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 5 kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 4 Sparrow Kills, (3)Su-22 + (1)Helo

5. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment gives (5) AIM-7 Kills

6. CENTCOM Message confirms these listed Kills, except the 2nd Kill of

Col Parsons was mentioned as 2 but crossed off on the message and

replaced with 1. Parson's F-15 on its arrival home at Eglin was only

marked with one and the PR Office released only one Kill.

7. "Inside the Air Force" notes that May's Helo Kill was a BVR Shot

8. The "Gulf Air War Debrief", Stan Morse editor, gives Parsons 2 Kills

but subsequent discussions with F-15 pilots bring out the fact that Parson's and his wingman Murphy fired on the same target, he claimed but analysis showed that Murphy's missile hit first.

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

11Feb 26 0.5/0.5 (2 Encounters but resulted in one split kill)

7440th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D 0.5 Mi-8

525th TFS 79-0048 BVR Dingee*

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7440th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D 0.5 Mi-8

525th TFS 80-0012 BVR McKensie*

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Notes on Day 26:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites no Kills, past briefing date

2. Pentagon Release cites 2 kills, both credited to AIM-7's

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites 2 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 1 Sparrow Kill: (1)Helo

5. Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's assessment shows (2) AIM-7 Kills on Helo's

6. CENTCOM Message confirmed these as one-half kill for each, not one each

7. "Inside the Air Force" notes that the two F-15's fired on the same target

and that both shots were BVR

8. Bitburg aircraft 79-0048/80-0012 were from the 36th TFW

9. Pentagon Report (Page 160) indicates that there was one F-15 credited with a complete Kill, from the 36th TFW (considered wrong)

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

13Feb 28 1 VF/VA A-6E or F-18C •Walleye Super Frelon

Notes on Day 28:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites no Kill, past briefing date

2. Pentagon Release cites no weapon expenditure

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites no F-15 Kill

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditure

5. Navy message traffic is supposed to have revealed this event

but no public documents confirm it, since Navy people are convinced it

it is a bonified Kill, it has been included.

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

14Feb 29 (1) 4th TFW F-15E "SJ" •GBU-10 (03:00) Hind D

335th TFS 89-0487 WVR Bennett/Bakke

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Notes on Day 28:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites no Kill, past briefing date

2. Pentagon Release cites no weapon expenditure

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites no F-15 Kill

4. Raytheon Briefing cites no Sparrow expenditure

5. Journal of Military Aviation, Jan/Feb 92, cites the details of this Kill

There was initial confusion over the event happening on the 15th

6. Air Force Magazine, Jan 93, pg 37, has Bennett's personal account

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

15Feb 30 2 (2 Encounters estimated)

10th TFW A-10A "AR" •GAU-8 (12:00) Mi-8

511th TFS 81-0964 WVR Sheehy*

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Notes on Day 30:

1. McPeak's Briefing cites no Kills, past briefing date

2. Pentagon Release cites 1 Kill by A-10, credited to 926TFG, which was wrong Squadron, corrected later

3. McAir F-15 Briefing cites no F-15 Kills

4. Raytheon Briefing cites 5 Sparrow Kills, (3)F-1 + (2)MiG-29

5. CENTCOM Message confirms Sheeny's Helo Kill

9. Bill Strandberg corrects the A-10 Buro Number to 81-0964 from 81-1964

10. Pentagon Report (Page 160) concurs with this data

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

20Mar 63 1 (1 Encounter estimated)

4th TFW(p) F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (12:00) Su-22M

53rd TFS 84-0014 WVR Doneski*

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Notes on Day 63:

1. McPeak's Briefing not applicable

2. Pentagon Release cites 1 Kill by the F-15C

3. McAir F-15 Briefing does not go to day 63

4. Raytheon Briefing cites No Sparrow expenditure or Kill

5. CENTCOM Messafe confirmed Doneski's Kill

6. Bill Strandberg obtained the Buro Number of 84-0014 with the 53rd TFS

7. Doneski was from the 53rd TFS/36th TFW

8. Pentagon Report (Page 160) makes no mention of this data

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 Other TGT Aircraft

22Mar 65 2 (1 Encounter estimated)

36th TFW F-15C "BT" •(TO)D (11:45) Su-22M

53rd TFS 84-0010 WVR Dietz*

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36th TFW F-15C "BT" •Bailout (11:45) PC-9

53rd TFS 84-0015 Hehemann*

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Notes on Day 65:

1. McPeak's Briefing not applicable

2. Pentagon Release cites 1 Kill by the F-15C

3. McAir F-15 Briefing does not go to Day 65

4. Raytheon Briefing cites No Sparrow Expenditure or Kill

5. The PC-9 pilot bailed out with no sign of being attacked, according

to news reports

8. Pentagon Report (Page 160) makes no mention of this data

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44 Total Kills Reasonably Verified

Aerospace Daily 12April91: 552nd AWCW from Tinker AFB in Air Force Times (15Apr91, pg11) said that their were a total of 42 engagements during the war that were initiated by the AWACS. AWACS crews say that all USAF engagements had their support. They also say that everything that moved in Iraq was seen by them which I dispute. Russian documents give the Iraqi AF many more sorties than claimed by the USAF, several Kills started with "pop-up" targets (even from H2 area), and despite forward location, AWACS 200-300 low altitude "look" would still leave a lot of ground uncovered.

POST GULF WAR CONFONTATION PERIOD:

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 AMRAAM TGT Aircraft

27Dec92 1

363rd FW F-16D Blk42 •(BEAM)D MiG-25

33rd FS WVR North

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Notes:

1. Encounter occurred in the imposed "NO-FLY ZONE" below the 32nd Parallel

north of the Saudi border. 2 x MiG-25's departed Al Kut Air Base and ventured under control into the "Zone". 2 x CAP F-15C's vectored on them,

the MiG-25's turned back. The F-15's pursued but "Bingoed" for fuel. As they turned back south, so did the Foxbats. F-16's were covering the F-15

egress and engaged the MiG-25's. 1 x AMRAAM was fired active at about

3 nm and it killed one of the Foxbats. The second aircraft fled to Iran.

2. Silent pride for the F-16 Fighting Falcon that has always had to play second fiddle to the F-15 Eagle in the USAF. Armed with "slammers" the "Viper" moves into the front lines with great pride and ability to be small, look far, and shoot fast. The Eagles continue over Iraq with caution while the Falcons seek to destroy.

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 AMRAAM TGT Aircraft

17Jan93 1

86th FW F-16C Blk40 •(HO)N MiG-29

FS BVR

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Notes:

1. It was reported that 2 x AMRAAM's were fired, no details yet

2. At first the Target was considered to be a MiG-23, then changed

to a MiG-29, this debate continues years latere because there are no lower class confirming sources oither than pilot rumprs and the fact that the squadron painted the MiG-29 on the aircraft as a Kill, not a MiG-23.

Date Day Kills Unit Aircraft AIM-7 AIM-9 AMRAAM TGT Aircraft

18Jan93 (0)

33rd FW F-15C •(HO)D? •(HO)D? MiG-25

FS BVR BVR

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Notes:

1. The F-15 fired 1 x AMRAAM and 1 x AIM-7

2. Hughes Memo states that it was a MiG-25 fired on with an AMRAAM launch

at a range of 27 nm with the shooter at 35K. At 17 nm a AIM-7 was fired at

the same target to increase Pk.

3. Kill NOT CONFIRMED by the USAF and in fact considered a MISS

USAF F-15C's scored 34 of the 38 total USAF Kills and 44 total Coalition Kills. There were 41 Total

US Air-to-Air Victories (FW & Helo) of the 44 Total Coalition Kills:

24 with AIM-7 (note IL-76 Kill was decided to be an AIM-7 Kill, 1 x USN F-18 Kill of a MiG-21)

12 with AIM-9 (8 x USAF F-15C, 1 x F-18, 2 x RSAF F-15C, and 1 x F-14)

01 MiG-29's from Maneuvering Suicide

01 Mirage F-1EQ from maneuvering Suicide, considered Graeter's Kill

01 PC-9 due to pilot bailout

02 Gun Kills on Helo's by A-10's

03 Kills to A/G Ordnance (2 x Helo's and 1 x Su-7)

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44 Total Coalition Kills

USAF F-15C's from Air-to-Air Squadrons Achieved 34 x Total Kills:

(5) MiG-29

(2) MiG-25

(8) MiG-23

(2) MiG-21/F7

(5) Su-22/Su-7/17

(6) F-1 Mirage

(2) Su-25

(1) IL-76

(1) PC-9

(2) Helicopters

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34 Total

Additional US Kills:

(1) Helo from an F-15E utilizing LGB's

(2) MiG-21's from USN F/A-18's

... (1) Sidewinder + (1) Sparrow (makes AIM-7 total 23)

(2) Helo's from A-10's using Gun

(1) Helo's from F-14A using AIM-9

(1) The A-6/F-18 Walleye Kill on a Helo still is an active debate

(0) F-1 from EF-111A due to Maneuvering Suicide now credited an F-15

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41 Total US Forces Kills

Additional Coalition Kills:

(2) F-1 Mirages by a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C

... (2) Sidewinder Kills

(1) RAF Tornado kill on Su-7/17 with bombs

Post War Continuing Air Engagements:

(1) MiG-25 by an F-16"C" with AMRAAM on 27Dec92

(1) MiG-29 by an F-16"C" with AMRAAM by 17Jan93

(0) MiG-25 by an F-15"C" not confirmed by AMRAAM & Sparrow on 18Jan93

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46 Total Confirmed Kills (one active debate and two additional discussions)

Note 1: Air Force Magazine (March 1991, page 24) reported that:

"At the end of the first week, coalition pilots had shot down: (8) MiG-29, (2) MiG-25, (1) MiG-23, and (6) F-1 Mirages." and the (8) MiG-29's is repeated in other sources.

Note 2: FYEO, Volume 0158, Issue 0010, 04/12/9:

Of the 39 Kills, 36 were with missiles and 2 with guns and 1 maneuvering suicide.

Gives the following totals: F-15C's scored 34 of the 39 US air-to-air victories.

25 were from AIM-7's and 8 from AIM-9's with 1 Maneuvering Suicide. 4 F-15 pilots

achiebed two kills on the same mission, but no Aces. 33rd TFW with 17, the 36th 15.

When you add the Navy F-18 AIM-7 Kill on a MiG-21 you get 26 AIM-7 Kills. Then

add the 2 Saudi F-15 AIM-9 Kills and the F-14 AIM-9 Kill on a Helo and you get 11 and

then there are 7 more USAF unverified Kills that were unaccounted for.

Note 3: McAir has marketed the fact that its products killed 39 out of the 44 kills (89%)

Note 4: CENTCOM Awards Message did not confirm Capt Danney's 2nd MiG-23 Kill (27Jan)

but it was confirmed on Maj Bill Strandberg's assessment, therefore for this work

it is a Kill. Likewise Col Parson's 2nd Su-7/17 Kill is also not confirmed and also

mentioned as a Kill with Maj Strandberg, but the Col's F-15 arrived at Eglin with only

one Kill credited to him and the "2" was scratched out on the CENTCOM Message. For

now it will not be counted, which keeps the total at 44.

Note 5: Pentagon July 1991 Report states that Sparrow achieved 25 Kills and the Sidewinder 8 for a total of 33 with one maneuvering suicide for 34 for USAF F-15C's.

Note 6: The Pentagon Report stated that under 20 x Sidewinders were expended. We have seen 12 x Kills, but there appears to have been many more missiles expended and lost during the air campaign. The number of total expenditures should be around 76, particularily when considering the 20-30 that were inadvertently expended by F-16's due to swich problems.

Note 7: The Pentagon Report also states that there were 71 x Sparrow firing attempts, 67 of which were USAF and 4 for the USN. "USAF hit rate was nearly triple the success rate in Southeast Asia"...."The success rate of Sparrows launched within the missile's envelope was double the success rate in SEA. A larger percentage of the launch attempts were in the envelope and a much greater persentage were successful against targets at low altitude." The 4 x USN Sparrow allocations appears to not be considering the 3-5 inadvertently expended by F-18 due to switch problems.

Note 8. Last three kills are being assessed. All are considered to be AMRAAM kills, but todate the results of the F-15 engagement has been a mystery. News Services say that the Foxbat landed and was not downed, aircrews say that the F-15 was credited with a Kill.

KILLS BY TYPE AIRCRAFT AND WEAPONS

06 x MiG-29 Fulcrum's

... 4 x AIM-7 Sparrow Kills

... 1 x AIM-120 AMRAAM Kill

... 1 x Maneuvering Suicide's 08 x F-1 Mirages

... 5 x AIM-7 Kills

... 2 x AIM-9 Kills

... 1 x Maneuvering Suicide

04 x MiG-21/F-7 Fishbed's

... 3 x AIM-9 Kills

... 1 x AIM-7 Kill

08 x MiG-23 Flogger's

... 6 x AIM-7 Kills

... 2 x AIM-9 Kills

03 x MiG-25 Foxbat's

... 2 x AIM-7 Kills

... 1 x AIM-120 Kill

06 x Su-7/17/22

... 3 x AIM-7 Kills

... 2 x AIM-9 Kills

... 1 x Mk-83 Bomb

02 x Su-25 Frogfoot

... 2 x AIM-9 Kills

01 x IL-76 Candid transport

... 1 x AIM-7 Kill)

01 x PC-9 Trainer

... pilot bailout

07 x Helo's

... 2 x AIM-7 Kills

... 1 x AIM-9 Kills

... 2 x Gun Kills

... 1 x LGB

... 1 x Walleye

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..... 24 x AIM-7 Kills (33 launches for 73%)

..... 02 x AIM-120 AMRAAM Kills (4 fired)

..... 12 x AIM-9 KIlls (14 launches for 86%)

..... 02 x 30mm Gun Kills

..... 02 x Maneuvering Suicides

..... 01 x Bailout

..... 03 x Air-to-Ground Ordnance

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46 Total

SUMMARY OF KILLS BY TYPE AIRCRAFT

(08) Mirage F-1's

(06) MiG-29 Fulcrum B

(03) MiG-25 Foxbat A/E

(08) MiG-23/27 Flogger G/B/E/F/D/J

(02) Su-25 Frogfoot A's

(06) Su-7/17/22 Fitter A/C/D/H/J

(04) MiG-21/F-7 Fishbed C/J/L

(07) Helicopters of Various Types

(01) IL-76 Transport

(01) PC-9 Trainer

46 TOTAL

BREAKDOWN BY UNITS:

33rd TFW (Eglin AFB, Fla.) Deployed to King Faisal Air Base at Tobuk, Saudi Arabia

with 1 x Squadron of F-15C (MISIP) Aircraft

v Commanded by Colonel Rick N. Parsons

• 58th TFS 16 Total Credited Kills

v Commanded by LtCol William E. Teal

v deployed with the 33rd TFW(p) at Tobuk AB

v 1 x USMC Exchange pilot (MaGill)

v Col Parson's 2nd Su-17 not confirmed

v 14 x AIM-7 and 2 x MS Kills

Aircraft by Serial

85-0094

85-0096

85-0098

85-0099 19Jan Kill Mission with Pitts MiG-25 AIM-7

85-0100

85-0101 19Jan Kill Mission with Tollini MiG-25 AIM-7

85-0102 29Jan Kill Mission with Rose MiG-23 AIM-7

07Feb Double Kill Mission with Murphy Su-17/22 AIM-7

Su-17/22 AIM-7

85-0103

85-0104 26Jan Kill Mission with Schiavi MiG-23 AIM-7

85-0105 17Jan Double Kill Mission with Graeter F-1EQ AIM-7

F-1EQ MS

85-0106

85-0107 17Jan Kill Mission with MaGill MiG-29 AIM-7

85-0108 26Jan Kill Mission with Draeger MiG-23 AIM-7

85-0110

85-0111

85-0113

85-0114 19Jan Kill Mission with Rodriguez MiG-29 MS

26Jan Kill Mission with Rodriguez MiG-23 AIM-7

85-0115

85-0118

85-0119 17Jan Kill Mission with Draeger MiG-29 AIM-7

85-0120

85-0122 19Jan Kill Mission with Underhill MiG-29 AIM-7

85-0124 07Feb Kill Mission with Parsons Su-17/22 AIM-7

85-0125 17Jan Kill Mission with Kelk MiG-29 AIM-7

36th TFW (Bitburg AB, FRG) Deployed two of its three Squadrons to two Bases

v 525th TFS deployed to Incirlik AB, Turkey

v 53rd TFS deployed to Al Kharj AB, Saudi Arabia

v Wing credited with 16 x Total Kills

• 525th TFS 06 Total Credited Kills

v Commanded by LtCol James E. Reed

v deployed with the 7440th TFW(p) at Incirlik AB

> Commanded by BrigGen Lee A. Downer

v the 525th became a catch-all unit for pilots and aircraft from other squadrons, mostly the 22nd TFS (36th TFW at Bitburg ) and the 32nd TFS (32nd TFG at Soesterburg)

F-15 MiG Killing Aircraft by Serial

79-0021 19Jan Kill Mission with Sveden F-1EQ AIM-7

a/c owned by the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg

79-0022 28 Jan Kill Mission with Waltrous MiG-23 AIM-7

a/c owned by the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg

79-0025 525th TFS Commander's markings

79-0026 a/c owned by the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg

79-0027 a/c owned by the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg

79-0035

79-0036 36th TFW Commander's markings

79-0037

79-0048 11Feb Kill Mission with Dingee Mi-8 (0.5) AIM-7

79-0057 22nd TFS markings, returned with 525th TFS

79-0058

79-0064 02Feb Kill Mission with Masters IL-76 AIM-7

32nd TFS markings and returned with 22nd TFS

79-0069 19Jan Kill Mission with Prather F-1EQ AIM-7

79-0079 32nd TFS markings and returned with 525th TFS

80-0003 07Feb Kill Mission with May Hind AIM-7

22nd TFS markings and returned with 525th TFS

80-0004 left and returned to Bitburg with 22nd TFS markings

80-0005 owned by the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg

80-0010 32nd TFS markings but assigned to the 22nd TFS

80-0012 11Feb Kill Mission with McKenzie Mi-8 (0.5) AIM-7

80-0019

80-0028

80-0031 22nd TFS markings and returned with 525th TFS

80-0038

80-0045 assigned to the 32nd TFS

80-0046 assigned to the 32nd TFS

80-0048 assigned to the 32nd TFS

• 53rd TFS 10 Total Credited Kills

v Commanded by LtCol Randall K. Bigum

v Deployed to Al Kharj AB, Saudi Arabia as part of

the 4th TFW (p)

Aircraft by Serial

79-0078 06Feb Double Kill Mission with Dietz MiG-21 AIM-9

MiG-21 AIM-9

84-0001

84-0002

84-0003 marked as 84-0053 on the tail

84-0005

84-0010 22Mar Kill Mission with Dietz Su-22 AIM-9

84-0013

84-0014 20Mar Kill Mission with Doneski Su-22 AIM-9

84-0015

84-0016

84-0019 06Feb Double Kill Mission with Hehemann Su-25 AIM-9

Su-25 AIM-9

84-0020

84-0021

84-0022

84-0023

84-0025 27Jan Double Kill Mission with Denney MiG-23 AIM-9

MiG-23 AIM-9

84-0027 27Jan Double Kill Mission with Powell MiG-23 AIM-7

F-1EQ AIM-7

1st TFW (Langley AFB, Virginia) Deployed two of its three Squadrons to Dhahran AFB

v 27th TFS and the 71st TFS deployed

v Wing credited with 01 x Total Kills

• 27th TFS 0 Credited Kills

vCommanded by LtCol Donald Kline

v Deployed to King Abdul Aziz AB at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia as part of the 1st TFW(p)

Aircraft by Serial

82-0008

82-0010

82-0022

82-0023

82-0029

82-0037

83-0011

83-0019

83-0027

83-0028

83-0029

83-0030

83-0031

83-0032

83-0033

83-0034

83-0035

83-0039

83-0040

83-0041

83-0042

83-0043

83-0046

83-0047

83-0050

• 71st TFS 1 Credited Kill

vCommanded byCommanded by LtCol Howard Pope

v Deployed to King Abdul Aziz AB at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia as part of the 1st TFW(p)

81-0025

81-0030

81-0031

81-0033

81-0035

82-0009

82-0012

82-0014

82-0017 17Jan Kill Mission with Tate F-1EQ AIM-7

82-0018

82-0019

82-0021

82-0036

83-0010

83-0012

83-0013

83-0014

83-0017

83-0018

83-0021

83-0022

83-0025

83-0026

83-0037

83-0047

83-0048

83-0049

363rd FW (Shaw AFB, SC)

(1) MiG-25 01 at Dhahran

86th FW (Ramstein AB, Gr)

(1) MiG-29 01 at Incirlik

32nd TFG (Soesterburg AB, Nl) (01) at Incirlik

(1) MiG-23 ??

VF-1, USS Saratoga 01

(1) Hip Helo

VFA-81, USS Saratoga 02

(2) MiG-21

A-6 & F/A-18 from Saratoga

(1) Helo 01

926th TFG (NAS New Orleans) 01

(1) Helo

511th TFS (Myrtle Beach AFB) 01

(1) Helo

4th TFW (Seymour Johnson AFB) 01

(1) Helo

No. 13 Squadron (RSAF) 02

(2) F-1's

No 5 Sqd RAF 01

(1) Su-7/17

key unspecified and/or unverified (03)

- (2) MiG-29 (P)

- (1) Super Frelon (P)

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46 Grand Total

Data From the Open Sources (all types of aircraft) Indicates then:

046 Total Air Combat Losses (gear up)

002 MiG-29's (fratricide plus man-suicide on 17Jan)

004 other non-combat losses

068 aircraft killed in hardened shelters, once 141 (375 out of 594 shelters)

149 flown to Iran or crashed enroute

014 stolen from Kuwait and taken to Iran

016 captured on the ground by ground forces (6 x MiG-21, 5 x F-1, 5 x Helo)

081 destroyed on the ground by aircraft

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380 total Iraqi AF destroyed or removed from war

But Here is General McPeak's Numbers

090 estimated combat losses

137 flown to Iran

006 non-combat losses

016 captured or destroyed by ground forces

594 total aircraft shelters

375 shelters damaged or destroyed

141 aircraft estimated to have been in shelters

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235 total Iraqi AF destroyed or removed from war

Coalition SHIELD/STORM Combat and Non-Combat Losses:

US and Allied Air Losses through 28Feb91: 115 Total Coalition Losses

US Forces:................................... Total Loses 79

US Army.................. Ops Total 14

US Army.................. Combat Total 04

v (3) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks 21 Feb 91

27 Feb 91

28 Feb 91

v (1) Bell UH-1 Huey 28 Feb 91

US Army.................. Non-Combat Total 10

v (4) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks 19 Jan 91

20 Feb 91

13 Mar 91

v (1) CH-47 Chinook 01 Mar 91

v (3) Bell UH-1 Huey's 02 Feb 91

07 Feb 91

02 Mar 91

v (1) McAir AH-64 20 Jan 91

v (2) Bell AH-1J 22 Jan 91

v (2) OH-58 03 Oct 90

29 Jan 91

US Navy......................... Total 14

US Navy............................Combat Total 07

v (1) F-14+ Tomcat 21 Jan 91

v (4) A-6E Intruders 17 Jan 91

17 Jan 91

18 Jan 91

02 Feb 91

v (2) McAir F/A-18 17 Jan 91

05 Feb 91

US Navy..................... Non-Combat Total 07

v (2) Grumman A-6E 20 Jan 91

15 Feb 91

v (1) A-7E Corsair 26 Jan 91

v (2) McAir F/A-18 24 Jan 91

07 Feb 91

v (1) SH-60 Seahawk 21 Feb 91

v (1) UH-46D S.Knight 21 Feb 91

US Marine Corps..........Total 26

US Marine Corps............ Combat Total 08

v (2) OV-10 Bronco's 18 Jan 91

25 Feb 91

v (5) AV-8B Harrier 28 Jan 91

09 Feb 91

23 Feb 91

25 Feb 91

27 Feb 91

v (1) AH-1T Cobra 02 Feb 91

US Marine Corps..... ..Non-Combat Total 18

v (2) F/A-18 Hornets 08 Mar 91

08 Mar 91

v (2) AV-8B Harrier 23 Jan 91

19 Mar 91

v (1) OV-10D Bronco 25 Feb 91

v (3) Bell UH-1H/N 08 Oct 90

08 Oct 90 03 Feb 91

v (1) AH-1W Whiskey 22 Jan 91

v (2) AH-1J Sea 02 Feb 91

06 Mar 91

v (2) CH-46E Sea 20 Feb 91

21 Feb 91

v (5) CH-53E 13 Sep 90

xxSep 90

24 Nov 90

US Air Force................ Total 28

US Air Force................. Combat Total 15

v (2) F-15E 17 Jan 91

19 Jan 91

v (4) F-16C Falcons 19 Jan 91

19 Jan 91

24 Jan 91

27 Feb 91

v (1) F-4GWW 19 Jan 91

v (1) EF-111A 14 Feb 91

v (1) AC-130H 31 Jan 91

v (5) A/OA-10A 02 Feb 91

14 Feb 91

19 Feb 91

27 Feb 91

US Air Force.............. Non-Combat Total 13

Personnel Killed in Non-Combat 06

v (1) C-5A Galaxy 29 Aug 90

v (1) Boeing B-52G 03 Feb 91

v (1)F-16A Falcons 14 Jan 91

v (6) F-16C Falcons 04 Sep 90

19 Sep 90

08 Jan 91

15 Feb 91

17 Feb 92

20 Feb 91

13 Mar 91

v (1) F-15E 30 Sep 90

v (2) RF-4C 08 Oct 90

31 Mar 91

v (1) GD F-111F 10 Oct 90

United Kingdom (UK)...........Total 10

Royal Air Force..... .Combat Total 06

(5) KIA and (7) POW's

v (6) Tornado GR-1 17 Jan 91

18 Jan 91

20 Jan 91

22 Jan 91

23 Jan 91

14 Feb 91

Royal Air Force..... .Non-Combat Total 04

v (3) Panavia Tornado 18 Oct 90

13 Jan 91

20 Jan 91

v (1) Jaguar Mk1A 13 Nov 90

Kuwait........................... Total 16

Royal Kuwaiti Air Force........Combat Total 14

v (8) Mirage F-1K 02 Aug 90

v (3) McAir A-4Ku 03 Aug 90

v (2) Gazelle's 03 Aug 90

v (1) McAir A-4Ku 17 Jan 91

v (1) Lockheed L-100-30

Royal Kuwaiti Air Force (RKuAF.....Non-Combat Total 02

(1) Gazelle 03 Aug 90

(1) McAir TA-4K 17 Jan 90

Egypt..................................Total 02

Egyptian Air Force (EAF).............Combat Total 00

Egyptian Air Force (EAF).............Non-Combat Total 02

v (2) GD F-16A 15 Nov 90

Italy.................................Total 01

Italian Air Force (ItAF)...........Combat Total 01

v (1) Panavia Tornado GR-1 17 Jan 91

Italian Air Force (ItA............Non-Combat Total 00

Saudi Arabia.....................Total 03

Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF)..........Combat Total 01

v (1) Northrop F-5E Tiger II 13 Feb 91

Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF)...........Non-Combat Total 02

v (1) Panavia Tornado GR-1 19 Jan 91

v (1) F-15C Eagle 13 Feb 91

v (1) F-15C "defected" to Sudan (aircraft returned)

United Arab Emirites (UAE).........Total 01

Emeri Air Force......Combat Total 00

Emeri Air Force..... Non-Combat Total 01

v (1) BAe Hawk Trainer 21 Oct 90

"Iraq List of 148 Aircraft in Iran" (JDW, 27Apr91, pg 684)

(24) Mirage F-1 From Kuwait Airlines: Total = 14

(24) Su-24 Fencer (2) 767-200

(40) Su-22 Fitter H (1) Airbus A300C4-600

(04) Su-20 Fitter C (5) A310-200's

(07) Su-25 Frogfoot (2) Boeing 767-200ER

(04) MiG-23 Flogger F (2) Gulfstream III's

(04) MiG-29 Fulcrum (2) BAe 125's

(07) MiG-23ML Flogger G

(01) MiG-23U Flogger C

(04) MiG-23 BN Flogger F Note: USG sources have stated that 137

(02) Boeing 747's aircraft are in Iran

(01) Boeing 707

(02) Boeing 737's

(01) Boeing 737 ?

(05) Airbus 310's

(01) Airbus 300

(15) IL-76's

(02) Mystere Falcon 20

(03) Falcon 50's

(01) Lockheed Jetstar

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148

Gulf War Kills officially recognized by the USAF Special Order GA-1 dated 27 March 1991, and HQCENTCOM message to HQUSAFE 301350Z May 91.

17 January 1991

Capt Steven W. Tate Capt Jon K. Kelk

1st TFW/71st TFS 33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) F-1 Mirage (1) MiG-29

Capt Robert E. Graeter Capt Charles J. Magill (USMC)

33rd TFW/58th TFS 33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(2) Mirage F-1 (1) MiG-29

Capt Rhory R. Draeger

33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C

(1) MiG-29

19 January 1991

Capt Lawrence E. Pitts Capt Richard C. Tollini

33rd TFW/58th TFS 33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) MiG-25 (1) MiG-25

Capt Richard C. Tollini Capt Craig W. Underhill

33rd TFW/58th TFS 33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) MiG-25 (1) MiG-29

Capt Cesar A. Rodriguez Capt David S. Prather

33rd TFW/58th TFS 36th TFW/525th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) MiG-29 (1) Mirage F-1

Lt David G. Sveden Jr.

36th TFW/525th TFS

F-15C

(1) Mirage F-1

26 January 1991

Capt Rhory R. Draeger Capt Anthony E. Schiavi

33rd TFW/58th TFS 33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) MiG-23 (1) MiG-23

Capt Cesar A. Rodriguez

33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C

(1) MiG-23

27 January 1991

Capt Jay T. Denny Capt Benjamin D. Powell

36th TFW/53th TFS 36th TFW/53rd TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) MiG-23 (1) MiG-23/(1) Mirge F-1

28 January 1991

Capt Donald S. Waltrous

32nd TFW/32nd TFS

F-15C

(1) MiG-23

29 Janaury 1991

Capt David G. Rose

33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C

(1) MiG-23

02 February 1991

Capt Gregory P. Masters

36th TFW/53rd TFS

F-15C

(1) IL-76

06 February 1991

Lt Robert W. Hehemann Capt Thomas N. Dietz

36th TFW/53rd TFS 36th TFW/53rd TFS

F-15C F-15C

(2) Su-25's (2) MiG-21's

Capt Robert R. Swain

926th TFW/706th TFS

A-10A

Observation Helo

07 February 1991

Capt Anthony R. Murphy Col Rick N. Parsons

33rd TFW/58th TFS 33rd TFW/58th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(2) Su-7/17 (1)Su-7/17

Maj Randy W. May

36th TFW/525th TFS

F-15C

(1) Attack Helo

11 February 1991

Capt Steven B. Dingee Capt Mark T. McKenzie

36th TFW/525th TFS 10th TFW/511th TFS

F-15C F-15C

0.5 Attack Helo 0.5 Attack Helo

15 February 1991

Capt Todd E. Sheeny

10th TFW/511th TFS

A-10

(1) Mi-8

20 March 1991

Capt John T. Doneski

36th TFW/525th TFS

F-15C

(1) Su-22

22 March 1991

Capt Thomas N. Dietz Lt Robert W. Hehemann

36th TFW/525th TFS 36th TFW/525th TFS

F-15C F-15C

(1) Su-22 (1) PC-9

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