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The daredevil Midwestern flier lived fast and died fast. Charles W. “Speed” Holman put his native Minnesota on the map with a series of aerial feats, breaking numerous speed and stunt flying records. But unlike Charles Lindbergh, another Midwesterner who made a name for himself during aviation’s Golden Age, Holman’s life was cut tragically short. …
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