Two F/A-18s from VFA-81 shot down Use_firearm two Iraqi MiG-21s , one with an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and one with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile , in a brief Telling dogfight with their bombs still latched on .

One of the F-15Es fired Use_firearm an AIM-9 Sidewinder when the MiG locked him up but missed .

Fearing that Rodriguez would obtain Getting infra-red lock-on and shoot him down with an AIM-9 , Sayhood attempted to disengage using a split-s. Rodriguez did n't follow Sayhood 's manoeuver , and observed him eject just prior to his MiG impacting the ground - he 'd commenced his escape maneuver too low .