| Ioan Dicezare | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1916 |
| Died | 10 August 2012 (aged 95) |
| Place of birth | Bucharest |
| Place of death | Bucharest |
| Allegiance |
 Romanian Armed Forces |
| Service/branch | Romanian Air Force |
| Rank | General-locotenent (OF-8) |
| Unit |
7th Fighter Group 1st Fighter Group |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Order of Michael the Brave, Iron Cross |
Ioan Dicezare (12 August 1916 – 10 August 2012[1]) was a leading Romanian fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II.[2] He was born and died in Bucharest.
On 22 April 1943 Dicezare engaged a Soviet bomber formation and shot down one A-20 Boston, which fell behind Axis lines. He then returned to the airfield and took the group's liaison Bf-108 Taifun. He landed near the crash site and took the pilot and the observer prisoner.[3]
In over 500 combat operations He was credited with 16 confirmed victories (and 3 probable) in aerial combat.[2]
Dicezare died on 10 August 2012, 2 days before his 96th birthday. He was the last survivor of ”Grupul 7 Vânătoare” pilots who managed to escape the Stalingrad encirclement.
Decorations and awards[]
- Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class (30 August 1943) - campaign from Mariupol
- Order of Aeronautical Merit, Gold Cross with two bars and Knight with two straps (1943) - campaigns in the USSR from 1943
- Order of the Crown of Romania, 1st class with swords and Military Virtue ribbon (1943?)
- Iron Cross of 1939
- 2nd class (probably 6 June 1943)
- 1st class (probably 17 August 17, 1943)
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ (Romanian) Claudiu Pacearcă, Doliu în aviația românească. A murit Generalul Ioan Dicezare, unul dintre ultimii piloți de vânătoare români din al doilea Război Mondial, libertatea.ro, 10 august 2012, accesat 2012-08-10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dénes Bernád, John A. Weal, Romanian Aces of World War 2, Botley, Oxfordshire: Osprey Publishing, 2003, ISBN 184176535X
- ↑ http://www.worldwar2.ro/arr/?article=694
- (Romanian) Sorin Turturică, Cruciaţi ai înălţimilor. Grupul 7 Vânătoare de la Prut la Odessa, București: Editura Militară, 2012, ISBN 978-973-32-0888-4
- (Romanian) Vasile Tudor - Un nume de legenda - Căpitan av. erou Alexandru Șerbănescu, București: Editura Modelism, 1998, ISBN 973-97984-9-7
External links[]
- Ioan Dicezare at WorldWar2
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