LiveStream REBROADCAST! USAF F-15 vs. IQAF MiG-29, October 31 AT 6PM CDT/7pm EDT

As he flew farther into Iraqi airspace, Jon "JB" Kelk detected a contact on radar about 35 miles away from him. The contact locked onto Kelk. Once Kelk was able to verify that the contact was an enemy, he launched an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and performed evasive maneuvers while releasing chaff to confuse the enemy radar. As the two aircraft closed to 10 miles, Kelk observed a purple-white flash of light that lasted a few seconds. Intelligence later concluded that Kelk had shot down an Iraqi MiG-29. He thus became the first American pilot credited with a kill in the F-15.