List of Gulf War pilots by victories

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Template:SHORTDESC: The following is a list of air force pilots of the Gulf War by number of aerial victories.

List of air-air victories[edit | edit source]

Name Country Service Aircraft Flown Victories Notes
Capt. Thomas Dietz[1] United States United States Air Force F-15C 3 Template:Center
1st Lt. Robert Hehemann[1] United States United States Air Force F-15C 3 If scored two more kills in another air battle it would have made him the war's only "ace". According to the IQAF he was shot down by Capt. as-Sammarai, while the USAF maintain that his aircraft was only damaged.[2][3]
Capt. Cesar Rodriguez[4] United States United States Air Force F-15C 2 Rodriguez would go on to score another air-air kill in 1999 over Yugoslavia.
Capt. Rhory Draeger [5] United States United States Air Force F-15C 2 Template:Center
Capt. Robert Graeter [6][5] United States United States Air Force F-15C 2 His second credit was maneuvered into the ground by an unarmed American EF-111. Graeter received credit for the kill as he was giving chase to the Iraqi fighter jet at the time.
Capt. Jay Denney[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 2 Template:Center
Capt. Anthony Murphy[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 2 Template:Center
Capt. Benjamin Powell[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 2 Template:Center
Capt. Iyad Al-Shamrani[8] Template:Country data Saudi ArabiaTemplate:Namespace detect showall Saudi Arabia Air Force F-15C 2 Shot down two Iraqi Mirage F1s who were attempting to bomb a Saudi oil refinery. Was the first coalition pilot to shoot down multiple aircraft.
Zuhair Dawood[9] Template:Country data IraqTemplate:Namespace detect showall Iraqi Republic Air Force MiG-25 1 Credited with downing Commander Michael Speicher, in the US's first combat loss of the war.
Nafie Al-Jubouri[10] Template:Country data IraqTemplate:Namespace detect showall Iraqi Republic Air Force Dassault Mirage F1 1 Credited with an aerial maneuvering kill of an EF-111 that crashed into the ground while attempting to evade a missile fired by Al-Jubouri.[10][11]
Capt. Mohammed Jassim as-Sammarai[3][12][2]
 Template:Country data IraqTemplate:Namespace detect showall Iraqi Republic Air Force MiG-25 1 Credited with shooting down an F-15C after a Bedouin smuggler discovered wreckage of an F-15 just inside Saudi Arabia, very close to where Iraqi radars had lost track of a falling F-15 during Operation Samurra. USAF claim only the left wing was damaged by the missile.
Jameel Sayhood[13] Template:Country data IraqTemplate:Namespace detect showall Iraqi Republic Air Force MiG-29 1 Was shot down by Cesar Rodriguez in a dogfight later.
Capt. Richard Bennett / Capt. Dan Bakke [5][7][14] United States United States Air Force F-15E 1 Captain Daniel Bakke was the Weapon Systems Officer and Captain Richard Bennett was the pilot for the kill. It is the only known instance in history of one aircraft purposefully bombing another aircraft in mid-air.
Capt. John Donesky[7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Jon Kelk[1] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Kelk was the first to claim an air-to-air kill of the war by shooting down an Iraqi MiG-29. He is also the first pilot to claim a victory in an American F-15 Eagle.
1st Lt. David Sveden[5][7][1][15][16][17] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Maj. Randy May[5][7][1][15][16][17] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Greg Masters[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Charles Magill[5][7] United States United States Marines[18] F-15C 1 Template:Center
LT. Donald Broce / CDR Ron McElraft[19] United States United States Navy F-14A 1 Commander Ron McElcraft was the Radar Intercept Officer and LT. Stuart Broce was the pilot credited with the kill.
LCDR Mark Fox[5][7] United States United States Navy F/A-18C 1 Template:Center
LT Nicholas Mongillo[5][7] United States United States Navy F/A-18C 1 Template:Center
Col. Rick Parsons[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Lawrence Pitts[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. David Prather[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. David Rose[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Anthony Schiavi[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Tod Sheehy[5][7] United States United States Air Force A-10A 1 Template:Center
Capt. Robert Swain[20] United States United States Air Force A-10 1 Captain Robert Swain attained his aerial victory in an A-10 Warthog, a close air support aircraft that was not designed for aerial combat. It was the first of two air-air victories of that aircraft type.[20]
Capt. Steven Tate[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Richard Tollini[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Craig Underhill[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Donald Watrous[5][7] United States United States Air Force F-15C 1 Template:Center
Capt. Stephen Dingee[21] United States United States Air Force F-15C 0.5 Captain Stephen Dingee and Captain Mark McKenzie shared a kill of a Mi-8 helicopter.[21]
Capt. Mark McKenzie[21] United States United States Air Force F-15C 0.5 Captain Stephen Dingee and Captain Mark McKenzie shared a kill of a Mi-8 helicopter.[21]

Claims[edit | edit source]

Name Country Service Aircraft Flown Victories Notes
James Denton[22] United States United States Air Force EF-111 1 Captain James Denton was the pilot of an unarmed EF-111 when he came under attack from an Iraqi Mirage F1 fighter. After evading several missiles fired at them, Denton managed to goad the Iraqi pilot into low altitude maneuvering whereupon the Iraqi fighter crashed.[23] Denton and his electronic warfare officer Captain Brent Brandon were both awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their achievement.[24] The Smithsonian Channel in 2021-22 researched the EF-111 / F-1 low-altitude engagement and subsequently produced and aired in May 2022 the EF-111 Raven's encounter with the Mirage F-1EQ.[25]

See also[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Exhumating the Dead Iraqi Air Force.  Air Combat Information Group.  Retrieved from ACIG
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 A 1991 Dossier on the Role of the Iraqi Air Force in the Gulf War.  Iraqi Air Force.  Retrieved from link
  4. ↑ The Last Ace.  (March 2009)  Retrieved from The Atlantic
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 US Air-to-Air Victories during the Operation Desert Storm.  Retrieved from Air Combat Information Group
  6. ↑ Dogfights of Desert Storm.  History.  Retrieved from Youtube
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 Aces of Desert Storm.  Retrieved from Safarikovi
  8. ↑
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153060.  Retrieved from Aviation Safety Net
  11. ↑
  12. ↑
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ Gulf War 25th Anniversary: how a U.S. F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 gunship with a GBU-10 bomb 25 years ago today.  (14 February 2016)  Retrieved from The Aviationist
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Coalition Air-to-Air Victories in Desert Storm.  History.  Retrieved from www.rjlee.org
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Gulf War Airpower Survey, Volume 5; Norman Friedman, Desert Victory; Robert Wilcox, Wings of Fury; World Air Power Journal.  History.  Retrieved from link
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Mig Killers.  History.  Retrieved from skytrailer.nl/mig-killers
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ USS Ranger.  Retrieved from America's Navy
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Coalition Air Air Victories in Desert Storm.  RJLee.  Retrieved from Estimative Error Probably
  22. ↑ A Brief History of Weird Shootdowns.  Retrieved from War is Boring
  23. ↑ Dogfights of Desert Storm.  (12 January 2015)  History.  Retrieved from Youtube
  24. ↑ The EF-111 Raven Managed to Take Down an Iraqi Mirage… Without Ever Firing a Shot.  (10 September 2013)  Retrieved from Tactical Air Network
  25. ↑ Smithsonian Channel "Air Warriors" S10 E3
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