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 .

One F-15E was actually flying Motion past the Iraqi jet and maneuvered in for the kill but the pilot hesitated to take Conquering the shot Use_firearm because he was unsure of his wingmen 's location and because he did not get a good tone with the Sidewinder missile .