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Picture courtesy of gen. Ioan Dicezare
Slt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare is leaning on his Bf-109E. Note the five
bars marking each a successful low-level attack.
Fighter Pilot
Born: 12 August 1916
Units:
- 22 June 1941 - ? 1944: 7th Fighter Group
- ? 1944 - 12 May 1945: 1st Fighter Group
Combat missions: over 500
Victories: 16 confirmed + 3 probable
Decorations:
- Mihai Viteazu Order 3rd class
- Virtutea Aeronautica Order Knight class with two bars
- Eiserne Kreuz 1st class
War episode:
On 22 April 1943, slt. av. Ioan Dicezare engaged a Soviet bomber formation and shot
down one A-20 Boston, which fell behind the Axis lines. He then returned to the airfield
and took the group's liaison airplane: a Bf-108 Taifun. He landed near the crash site
and found only two survivors: the pilot and the observer. He took them prisoners using
his 9 mm Beretta pistol. The Soviet crew later gave valuable information about the
VVS airfields in the area.
He is presently living in Bucharest
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Profile courtesy of
Bogdan Patrascu
This Bf-109E was flown slt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare in the
7th Fighter Group during 1941
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Drawing courtesy of
Bogdan Patrascu
This Bf-109E was flown slt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare in the
7th Fighter Group during 1941
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Picture courtesy of gen. Ioan Dicezare
Lt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare. He is wearing the "Virtutea Aeronautica"
Order Knight class
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Picture courtesy of gen. Ioan Dicezare
Gen. av. Ioan Dicezare in his "Mihai Viteazul" Order cape at
the Aviators' Statue in Bucharest
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