biography
| name: |
Taylor, Sir Patrick Gordon
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1896–1966)
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| biography:
| Pioneer aviator, born in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. He served with the Royal Flying Corps during World War 1, and received the MC. He worked on developing aviation instruments after the War. In 1935, over the Tasman Sea with Kingsford Smith in his Southern Cross, one engine cut out, and oil pressure was lost on another. Taylor spent the rest of the flight clambering across the wings every half-hour, transferring oil from the dead engine into the ailing one; for this he was awarded the George Cross. |
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