James Brian Tait
Military Person
1916 – 2007
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Who was James Brian Tait?
Group Captain James Brian 'Willie' Tait DSO*** DFC* was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. He succeeded Leonard Cheshire as commander of the famous 617 Squadron and, with six gallantry decorations to his name, remains one of the most distinguished airmen in the history of the nations of the British Commonwealth.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1916
Manchester - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Air Force College Cranwell
- Lived in
- Manchester
- Died
- Aug 31, 2007
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on July 23, 2013
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