Whitney Straight

Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight CBE, MC, DFC (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. Born in New York, Whitney Straight was the son of Willard Dickerman Straight and heiress Dorothy Payne Whitney. He was six years old when his father died in...

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  • Nov 6, 1912

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  • Apr 5, 1979

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