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| honorific_prefix = [[Air Force ranks and insignia of India|Wing Commander]]<br />
| name = Darryl Castelino<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Kirti Chakra|KC]]<br />
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| birth_name = Darryl Castelino<br />
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| nickname = Castro Dayavan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/wing-commander-darryl-castelino-kc/|title=Wing Commander Darryl Castelino KC &#124; Honourpoint}}</ref><br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1975|11|02}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Kalina, Santacruz]], [[Mumbai]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|06|25|1975|11|02}}<br />
| death_place = [[Gaurikund]], [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
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| placeofburial = [[Our Lady of Egypt Church|Our Lady of Egypt Church, Kalina.]]<br />
| placeofburial_coordinates = {{coord|19.442|N|72.529|E|}}<br />
| allegiance = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]<br />
| branch = {{Air force|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 1998-2013<br />
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| battles = [[Operation Rahat]]<br />
| awards = [[File:Kirti Chakra India.jpg|20px]] [[Kirti Chakra]] ([[Posthumous award|posthumous]])<br />
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| spouse = Jyothi Castelino<br />
| children = Ethan Castelino<sup>'''(Son)'''</sup><br>Angelina Castelino<sup>'''(Daughter)'''</sup><br />
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[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] '''Darryl Castelino''', [[Kirti Chakra|KC]] (02 November 1975 – 25 June 2013) was an Indian Air Force Officer, detailed as the Captain of a Mi-17 V5 helicopter in the disaster relief operations being undertaken by the Indian Air Force in Uttarakhand.<ref name=Gallantry>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/wing-commander-darryl-castelino|title=Wing Commander Darryl Castelino {{!}} Gallantry Awards|website=gallantryawards.gov.in|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> Castelino was a recipient of the [[Kirti Chakra]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/president-pranab-mukherjee-confers-gallantry-awards-185834-2014-03-22|title=President Pranab Mukherjee confers gallantry awards|date=March 22, 2014|website=India Today}}</ref> India's second in order of precedence of a peacetime gallantry award. As noted in his award commendation, Castelino was a "determined officer pressed on with a single-minded focus of saving precious lives" and "displayed acts of conspicuous courage, professional competence, and valor for undertaking the high risk of the mission to save precious lives in hostile weather conditions."<ref name=Gallantry/><br />
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