Dastur, Rustom Nariman
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Rustom Nariman |
Surname | Dastur |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Nariman Pestonji Dastur and Hoiabai Nariman Dastur, of Bandra, Bombay, India. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5577 |
Markings | PH-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | H. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | |
Service | Royal Indian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | India |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/165/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the sea off the French coast |