Special Achievements

• Pat was the first female to hold a commercial pilot's license in Papua, New Guinea, 1952.  Her license had lapsed when in her seventies she decided to renew it.  Her first solo flight was to take her 11 year old grandson on a joy flight.

Additional Information

• 1950 - Foundation member of Australian Women Pilots Association

Link - Patricia Graham (pilot)

Wikipedia

View link

Link - SHE'S A BUSH PILOT

Trove: Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.: 1933 - 1954), Saturday 5 September 1953, page 2

View link

Link - Patricia Graham: Australian Female Pilot

HistoryNet

View link

Link - VALE Patricia Toole

Archerfield Airport Corp.

View link

Link - Member in the Spotlight – Mrs Patricia Toole

Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield Inc.

View link

Image - Patricia Graham Toole

NPWHF aviatrix tapestry

NPWHF collection

Image - Pat Toole

Photo provided by, and used with permission of, Pat TOOLE.

References

• Glen, Joyce Burns.  Piloting Planes in New Guinea Brings Adventure to Youthful Housewife.  The Christian Science Monitor.  February 2, 1954:10.
• Are Governed By Planes.  Sydney Sunday Herald.  September 6, 1958: page unknown.