Bill Taylor (1896-1966) was an Australian who served in the RFC flying Sopwith Pups with 66 SQN. He went on to become a notable Catalina and Sandringham pilot/navigator in the period 1939 to 1960. He wrote a total of eight books about his flying, all containing lyrical passages about the beauty he saw in land, sea and air, and in particular described brilliantly the handling of the boats he flew.

There is a new biography of Taylor under way with an accomplished and accredited Brisbane based writer. As I am assisting him with his research I would be most pleased to hear from anyone who might have access to unpublished material of any kind , relating to Taylor, his family, his friends or his associates.

Can't help you with new data, but by way of a bump, I'd like to say your subject's book, "The Sky Beyond" is my second favourite flying book.

His account of the epic 1935 Southern Cross Tasman save is perfect.

I understand a documentary re-enactment was filmed, and there are stills on the web depicting it, but the written account is better yet, in my opinion.

Hoping to make contact with anyone in the UK who may need to visit the National Archives in Kew. If someone is doing this, and has a few hours to spare to look up some RFC records for me covering the time of PG Taylor's service, I should be greatly obliged.

If you have not found anyone to help yet, then I shall be pleased to visit the National Archives at Kew for you. You may contact me direct, here's
my email address - jed2@<hidden> OK? Best wishes, John (Cambridge UK).

Fantome, I've sent you a PM re: 'The Sky Beyond'.

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