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Dinshaw Eduljee

Dinshaw Eduljee

Lieutenant · No.1 Squadron
Date of Birth
30 Jun 1919
Veergati
27 Nov 1944
Service No
1814503
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
-
Regiment
No.1 Squadron
Branch
Indian Air Force
Operation
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Place of Veergati
India

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Dinshaw Eduljee

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Flying Officer Dinshaw Ferozeshaw Eduljee, AFC (30 June 1919 – 27 November 1944) was a former officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He was the first pilot of the IAF to receive the Air Force Cross, on 1 June 1944. Eduljee is presumed to have died after the Hurricane fighter aircraft he was flying crashed in action behind Japanese lines in Burma (today's Myanmar). The circumstances and time of his death are not known.

iBiography compiled from verified sources — PIB, Ministry of Defence, and Gazette of India. AI-assisted summary generated only from documented facts.

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  • 1. Branch: Indian Air Force
  • 2. State: India
  • 3. Service No: 1814503