Taylor, P. G. (Patrick Gordon), 1896-1966

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Dates:
Birth 1896-10-21
Death 1966-12-15

Biographical notes:

Air pilot and navigator on long-range solo flights and surveys of Indian Ocean and Pacific routes. Flew as captain with Australian National Airlines, 1930-1931. Flew with Kingsford-Smith in the Southern Cross as second pilot and navigator, 1933-1935. Navigator aboard Charles Ulm's Faith in Australia, 1933. Published books dealing with his experiences.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1922-1967. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225693641

Patrick Gordon Taylor was an air pilot and navigator on long-range solo flights and surveys of the Indian Ocean and Pacific routes. He flew as a captain with Australian National Airlines, 1930-1931, and with Kingsford-Smith in the "Southern Cross" as second pilot and navigator, 1933-1935. He was the navigator aboard Charles Ulm's "Faith in Australia", 1933. Taylor published books dealing with his experiences.

From the description of Cost analysis of first exploratory Australia-South America by P.G. Taylor, 1951 [manuscript]. [1951] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 650994409

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Subjects:

  • Aerial surveys
  • Aeronautics
  • Aeronautics
  • Air pilots
  • Overwater flying
  • Transpacific flights
  • Transpacific flights

Occupations:

  • Aviators

Places:

  • Australia (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Australia (as recorded)