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César Fernando María Tianko Basa was a Filipino military pilot who fought in World War II. He was one of the pioneer fighter pilots of the Philippine Army Air Corps, the forerunner of the Philippine Air Force, and was the first Filipino fighter pilot casualty during World War II.
1915 |
June 21, 1915
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Isabela, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines
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1941 |
December 12, 1941
Age 26
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Nichols Airfield (now Villamor Air Base), Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
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