Today in History – January 29, 1991 – Eagle shoots down Iraqi MiG-23’s

29 January 1991 – An American F-15C shot down an IRAF MiG-23 fleeing to Iran with an AIM-7 missile. “During the Air War over Iraq, the mighty Eagle proved to be a very robust airframe, bringing back its pilots after suffering serious damages. After the first ten days of the first Gulf Air War, to

Casillas, Eleas M.

Eleas M. Casillas

Preferred Name: Cas

Date of Birth: April 14, 1932

Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA

After retiring from the USAF, Eleas Casillas became a Committee Chair for the Orange Empire Military Officers’ Club in Redland, CA.

At one time Eleas owned an L-29 Delfin.

Units Assigned

1961 4520th Combat Crew Training Wing, Operational Training, Class 62C, Nellis, AFB NV (F-105)
7/1966 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tahkli AB, Thailand (F-105)
1970 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron/354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Commander, Kunsan AB, South Korea
1976 4th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron/49th Fighter Wing, Commander

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100
F-105
F-4

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

1972 College of Naval Warfare

Civilian Education:

1950 Santa Monica High School
1972 Political Science/International Military Affairs, the University of Rhode Island

Casillas Eleas As Commander

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