Wiley, George William (Flight Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War Executed 1944-March-25

Flight Lieutenant George William Wiley RCAF

Birth Date: 1922-January-24

Born: London, Ontario

Son of Morley Riley and Ethel May (nee Root) Wiley of Windsor, Ontario. Brother of Marjorie Rhea. Flight Lieutenant Wiley was taken Prisoner of War in March 1943 after escaping from his Kittyhawk airc

Home: Windsor, Ontario

Enlistment: Windsor, Ontario

Enlistment Date: 1940-12-04

Decorations: MiD

Mentioned in Dispatches

Service

RCAF

Unit

112 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift In Destruction

Base

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

J/7234
PoW: 930

112 Squadron (Swift In Destruction). Kittyhawk aircraft was shot down on March 10, 1943 forty- five miles north-west of Tatauin, Egypt. 112 Sqn lost 6 pilots this day.

Flight Lieutenant Wiley was taken Prisoner of War and was one of seventy-six Allied Officers that attempted an escape from Prisoner of War Camp Stalag Luft 3. 50 were killed, 15 were recaptured, and 11 escaped. Canadians, F/Ls G.E. McGill, H. Birkland M.i.D., G.A. Kidder, P.W. Langford M.i.D., J.C. Wernham M.i.D., and Flight Lieutenant Wiley were six of the 50 killed by the Gestapo on personal orders from Adolph Hitler.

Flight Lieutenant Wiley had been slightly injured on October 7, 1942 when he made a wheels up landing in his battle damaged Kittyhawk at El Daba, Egypt.

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