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Impressive! I visited the Wikipedia article about Taylor and discovered this intriguing story:

"During the 1935 Australia-New Zealand airmail flight with Charles Kingsford Smith, the starboard engine failed and the crew decided to return to Sydney, where the aircraft was buffeted by strong winds. It was decided that fuel and cargo must be jettisoned. During these conditions, Taylor made six journeys outside the cabin of the Southern Cross, climbing along the under-wing strut to drain the oil from the useless motor and transfer this to the overheating port motor. Taylor's actions, with the addition of Smith's flying skills, resulted in the plane making its way back to land safely."

Sure. Just climb out on the wing strut and drain the oil. That sounds fun. He was age eighteen then, so "adventurous" I guess.

I had gone to Wikipedia looking for the date of that PBY flight that you mentioned. The Wikipedia article doesn't specify that the aircraft was a PBY, but this must be the one: "1951 – South Pacific flight, Australia-Chile via Tahiti and Easter Island". Yes? 

Frank Reed