During the conflict, several claims of Iraqi air-to-air successes were made, including an Iraqi pilot, Khudai Hijab, who allegedly fired a Vympel R-27R missile from his MIG-29 and damaged a B-52G on the opening night of the Gulf War.
Under krigen var der flere irakiske påstande om luftsejre, herunder en irakisk pilot Khudai Hijab, som efter sigende afskød et Vympel R-27R missil fra sin MiG-29 og beskadigede en B-52G den første nat i krigen.