Ioan Dicezare | |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1916 |
Birth Place: | Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
Death Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
Allegiance: | Royal Romanian Armed Forces |
Branch: | Royal Romanian Air Force |
Rank: | General-locotenent (OF-8) |
Unit: | 7th Fighter Group 1st Fighter Group |
Battles: | The Second World War |
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] 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.