not related, but found this:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Vernon George Lilley
Arrival Date: 11 Apr 1946
Birth Year: abt 1915
Birth Location: Canada
Birth Location Other: toronto
Age: 30 Years 9 Months
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Toronto, Ontario
Port of Arrival: LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York
Airline: Trans Canada Airlines
Married; Manager for Consolidated Press Ltd, on business to Buffalo, NY to the Roosevelt Hotel for 4 days

* same listing as above, different page number......

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Vernon Lilley
Arrival Date: 11 Apr 1946
Birth Year: abt 1915
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Toronto, Ontario
Port of Arrival: LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York
Airline: Trans Canada Airlines

p. 13, line 10 & 11
h - Vernon Lilley
w - Helen Lilley

apparently they lived in Toronto (1945, 1946) and flew to NY on business (last time to Buffalo was Oct 1945)