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Felix Asla
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Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Unit
336 FTR INTCP SQ 4 FTR INTCP GP
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Date of Death
August 1, 1952
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Major Asla was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a F-86 Sabre Jet Fighter Bomber and the squadron commander of the 336th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (Rocketeers), 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing. On August 1, 1952, while on a combat mission over Sakchu, Korea, his flight of two F-86s was attacked by two MiGs. His aircraft was hit and lost a wing. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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