Hugh Reilley
Hugh William Reilley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hugh William Reilley |
| Born | 29 May 1918 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 17 October 1940 (aged 22) Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks |
| Buried | Gravesend Cemetery, Kent |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Years of service | 1940 |
| Rank | Pilot Officer |
| Unit | No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Hugh William Reilley (29 May 1918 – 17 October 1940) was a Canadian fighter pilot who flew for the RAF during the Battle of Britain.
Early life[edit]
Born in London, Ontario, Canada. Reilley was educated at London South Collegiate from 1933 to 1938.[1]
Second World War[edit]
In May 1939 Reilley joined the Royal Air Force. He flew with No. 64 Squadron and No. 66 Squadron in Spitfires during the Battle of Britain. He was shot down in his Spitfire I (R6800) on 17 October 1940 by a Bf 109 of JG 51 flown by Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders over Westerham Kent at 15:25hrs. His Spitfire crashed and burned out at Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks.[2]
Reilley was 22 years old.[3] He is buried in Gravesend Cemetery, Kent.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Reilley profile in The Southeast Echo website Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ra-pilots".
- ^ "Ra-pilots".
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1940 deaths
- Canadian World War II pilots
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
- The Few
- People from London, Ontario
- Royal Air Force officers
- Royal Air Force pilots of World War II
- British World War II fighter pilots
- Canadian military personnel from Ontario