James Brian Tait, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Brian Tait

Royal Air Force officer

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Aug-2007

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, (9 December 1916 – 31 August 2007) 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.