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Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight, CBE, MC, DFC, FRSA, FRGS (6 November 1912 – 5 April 1979) was a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman, and a member of the prominent Whitney family.
Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight CBE, MC, DFC was a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman, and a member of the prominent Whitney family of the United States. Whitney Willard Straight was born in New York to American parents in 1912, the elder of two sons and a daughter.
Apr 4, 2022 · A gripping tale of speed, heroism, romance, determination, and tragedy: Whitney Straight was born into great wealth in New York, the eldest of three children – his sister would become an Oscar-winning actress and his brother the youngest of the Cambridge spies.
Whitney Straight was a wealthy American who became a successful and daring racing driver and team owner in Europe in the 1930s. He also flew planes for the RAF in World War II and helped design the Miles Whitney Straight aircraft.
During the 1934 season Team Whitney Straight entered their cars in the major GP races, Straight transporting his personal valet and the mechanics with his own airplane.
Whitney Straight was an unusual phenomenon in 1930's British motor racing: he was American, he was a professional and he retired from a very successful career at a very young age.
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Jun 1, 2003 · Whitney Straight an ex-patriot living in England was anything but that. He raced in more Grands Prix than any American before World War II but because he lived most of his life in England,...
