Hugh Reilley

Hugh William Reilley (29 May 1918 – 17 October 1940) was a Canadian fighter pilot who flew for the RAF during the Battle of Britain.

Reilley was educated at London South Collegiate from 1933 to 1938.

[1] In May 1939, Reilley joined the Royal Air Force.

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.