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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.
- 1939–1945
- No. 601 Squadron RAF
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.
During the war Straight achieved high rank, as Air Commodore Sir Whitney Willard Straight, CBE, MC, DFC. Afterwards he turned his attention to commerce, becoming head of British Overseas Airways Corporation and joining Rolls-Royce PLC at Derby in 1955, as Chairman. He died in 1979.
A forgotten Tally Ho hero who was a millionaire playboy, racing driver and airman. Learn about his life, achievements and legacy in motor racing and aviation. From breaking records at Brooklands to flying Spitfires in World War II, Whitney Straight was a legend of the 1930s.
Whitney Straight had a great interest in flying and motor racing. At the age of 16 he became England's youngest licensed pilot. Studying at Cambridge he became friends with a motor racing interested student named Dick Seaman and Straight decided to start racing, too.
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. His enthusiasm...
Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight, was a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman, and a member of the prominent Whitney family of the United States.
