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Alexander Beck Padilla
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
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Date of Death
October 9, 1950
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Captain Padilla was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On October 9, 1950, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire near Kwangtan-ni, Korea, crashed and burst into flames. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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