AVIATION: US pilot flies record breaking 1,800 miles in a day. (1931)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Crack US pilot, Captain Hawks, makes record flight in 9 1/2 hours. Breakfast in London,? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: 1,800 Miles in a Day ENGLAND: London: Heston Aerodrome: EXT Captain Frank M Hawks (Aviator, pilot) along to plane (“Texaco 13“ (NR1313), and climbs aboard Plane taking off to BV (morning) SLATE Croydon: (Evening) Hawks’ plane landing at aerodrome after travelling record breaking 1,800 miles Captain Hawkes (in cockpit) interviewed SOT - saying he has parcel from Italy - comparing Rocky Mountains to Alps Background: Crack US pilot, Captain Hawks, makes record flight in 9 1/2 hours. Breakfast in London, lunch in Rome, and back for tea. In a hurry., having reached Rome in 4 1/2 hours, the ’Human Bullet’ shoots back to London. B/W footage. Aviation / aeroplanes / Frank Monroe Hawks (March 28