With apologies to you Katy.
Hi Katy. I apologies for taking so long to respond to your question about Gordon Taylor, who yes was knighted becoming Sir Gordon Taylor.
Originally declined by the Australian Air Force as a pilot he travelled to England and was accepted by the Royal Air Force returning to Australia when the war ended.
I had heard and read of the co pilot who flew with Australian aviator Sir Ross Kingsford-Smith who, in flight, climbed out on the strut and drained oil from a failed engine into a thermos flask and transferred it to the second engine which was overheating. I didn’t know the fellows name but it was indeed Gordon Taylor.
I can’t tell you much more apart from quoting from Wikipedia so I have provided the link below so as you can check it out. Yes, he was an aviator of notoriety and it is worth a read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Taylor_(aviator)