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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 of the United States.
Whitney Willard Straight CBE, MC, DFC (6 de Novembro de 1912 - 5 de Abril de 1979) era um condutor de carros de corrida de Grand Prix, aviador, empresário e um membro proeminente da Família Whitney dos Estados Unidos.
Reference: STRAIGHT. Title: Whitney Straight Collection. Description: This collection is mainly composed of correspondence, both business and personal. There are also albums of newspaper...
The Miles M.11 Whitney Straight was a 1930s twin-seat cabin monoplane designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Miles Aircraft. It was named after Whitney Straight, a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator and businessman. [2] [3] The aircraft was the first to combine a side-by-side seating arrangement with an ...
Straight had, in fact, broken the class lap record twice, because he had bettered Birkin’s time in practice as well as during the race. In May that year Straight booked the Mountain circuit for a stab at improving on his lap record on the clear track and got this up to 78.0mph.
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.
Find out about GP driver, Whitney Straight, their career, history and character information incl. races, teams and much more.
