There may be many more losses of Western aircraft to the Iraqi Air Force. Many losses to SAMs were probably air to air kills:
This is the first hand account of Capt. Jameel Sayhood - a MiG-29A - pilot Iraqi AF squadron 39 - who claims he shot down a Royal Air Force Tornado GR.1 during Desert Storm in 1991.
"I switched the radio frequency to the AD sector and the GCI notified me that an enemy aircraft is to the right and directly below you!!! I turned my head to the right and noticed an airplane and since the sun was high in the sky I noticed its shadow on the desert floor (it was a RAF Tornado no doubt), I also saw the sun bright reflection over their helmets !!
I estimated the distance 500 m no more (1,640 feet) and apparently they didn't noticed me... I manoeuvred the aircraft to be behind and above them , I selected R-60MK heat seeking missile and a HUD symbology appeared (ER) which means target acquired with high beep in my ZS-5 helmet and I fired.... Within second they turned their heads toward me... it appear they noticed the flash of the missile or their RWR warned them . That was the first and last time they seen me. A huge explosion rocked the plane and soon it was engulfed in fire and crashed to the desert floor. No parachute seen since there was no time. They were flying at only 70 meters (230 feet). My wingman who was delayed in taking off. Now he took off and was behind me notified me that he saw at least one other aircraft dropping its bombs in the desert and flee "
The Royal Air Force acknowledges this loss and lists the reason as "unknown cause". Another example of western propaganda discrediting their opponent's success and attributing aircraft losses to either mechanical failure or ground fire.
Out of 36 Tornadoes sent by the RAF to Iraq, 6 were shot down.
On the sixth day (of the war), concern at the high level of RAF losses - it had flown 4 per cent of the missions and lost 25 per cent of the aircraft
Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/25/...sky-mission-low-level-raids-on-airfields.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/britons-died-in-gulf-war-due-to-mod-interference-1321938.html
Saw this old thread on F-16.net:
http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=3110&start=15
The Iraqi Air Force claims 8 air to air kills in the first Gulf War including the one described above by the Mig-29.
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