On Jan. 16, before
Desert Storm actually began, an unarmed 42nd ECS EF-111A crew accomplished the
first aerial kill of the war. The Sparkvark was attacked by an Iraqi Mirage fighter while flying at night near the Saudi/Iraq border.
https://www.defensemedianetwork.com...-20th-fighter-wing-in-operation-desert-storm/
Of course, leave it to an "electric jet" pilot--and a guard pilot at that--to try and take the credit:
"There is no easy way to explain the experience, the rush, of piloting an F-15 Eagle jet fighter, peacetime or in combat.
"There is nothing else like it," said Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Jon K. Kelk, credited with the first Iraqi MiG-29 aerial "kill" of Desert Storm in January 1991."
https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/03/first_aerial_kill_of_desert_st.html