Knight, Wilfred Leslie (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-June-09

Flying Officer Wilfred Leslie Knight RCAF

Birth Date: 1925-September-01

Born:

Parents: Son of Charles Wesley Knight and Lucy Ann Knight, of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Sarnia, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

160 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Api Soya Paragasamu We seek and strike

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Wireless Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/47880

160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft BZ 950 took off for a secret destination, nine minutes later the aircraft crashed at Minneriya, Ceylon whilst returning to the airfield. FSs A.R. Thomson, M.M. Smith, six of the crew and ten passengers, all not Canadians, also killed. addendum 2: See page 392. Crew and passengers, FS.s A.R. Thomson, M.M. Smith, LAC.s J.C. Cameron (RAF), L.S. Holmes (RAF), J.V.H. Kitchener (RAF), E.J. Long (RAF), L.J. Schuler (RAF), F/0,s 1-LW. Daniels (RAF), J.P. Hynes (RAAF), W. Sykes (RAF), FS.s D. Davenport (RAF), E.G. Wood (RAF), Cpi.s R.W. Hubbard (RAF), T.J. 01Riordon (RAF), Sg-t.s D. Lumley (RAF), J.P. Taylor (RAF), ACl.s F.C.M Sage (RAF), and W.C. Stewart (RAF) were also killed.