Frank Hawks

Pilot

Birthday March 28, 1897

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Iowa

DEATH DATE Aug 23, 1938 (41)

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About

American pilot who broke aviator speed records and was known in the 1920s and 1930s as the fastest airman in the world.

Before Fame

He served in the Army.

Trivia

He become a well known figure at the time, and for his saying, "Don't send it by mail... send it by Hawks."

Family Life

His first wife was Newell Lane. After his divorce from Lane, he married Edith Bowie Hawks.

Associated With

Hawks was friends with pilot Jimmy Doolittle.