Ioan Dicezare
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Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Royal Romanian Armed ForcesIoan Dicezare | |
|---|---|
 2nd lt. Ioan Dicezare, 1943 | |
| Born | 12 August 1916 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 10 August 2012 (aged 95) Bucharest, Romania |
| Allegiance | Royal Romanian Armed Forces |
| Service | Royal 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 (August 12, 1916 in Bucharest – August 10, 2012 in Bucharest[1]) was a leading Romanian fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II.[2] He was born and died in Bucharest.
On April 22, 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][self-published source?]
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, at age 95. He was the last survivor of "Grupul 7 Vânătoare" pilots who managed to escape the Stalingrad encirclement.
- Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class (August 30, 1943) - campaign from Mariupol
- Order of Aeronautical Virtue, 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 June 6, 1943)
- 1st class (probably August 17, 1943)
