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.
