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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
Profile courtesy of
Bogdan Patrascu
This Bf-109E was flown slt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare in the
7th Fighter Group during 1941
Drawing courtesy of
Bogdan Patrascu
This Bf-109E was flown slt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare in the
7th Fighter Group during 1941
Picture courtesy of gen. Ioan Dicezare
Lt. av. (r) Ioan Dicezare. He is wearing the "Virtutea Aeronautica"
Order Knight class
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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