deaths
December 12, 1941
César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (born 1915)
César Basa
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.
December 12
December 12 is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.