Whitney Willard Straight

1912 - 1979  (66 years)

• Name	Whitney Willard Straight
  Birth	6 Nov 1912	New York, New York, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Royal Air Force WWII
  	He was wounded during a German bombing raid in Norway. As a fighter pilot he was credited with two downed aircraft. He was shot down over France on July 31, 1941. He was captured and held in a POW camp. On June 22, 1942 he escaped. With the aid of the French Resistance he reached safety in Gibraltar.
  		Whitney Straight RAF. Whitney Straight RAF.
  Occupation	Grand Prix motor racing driver.
  		Brooklands-Straight. Straight in a 2.6-liter 240 bhp 8CM Maserati with Giuilio Ramponi his head mechanic at Brooklands Raceway.
  Death	5 Apr 1979	London, Middlesex, England
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Beatrice Whitney Straight,   b. 2 Aug 1914, Old Westbury, Nassau, New York d. 7 Apr 2001, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  2. Michael Whitney Straight,   b. 1 Sep 1916, New York, New York, New York d. 4 Jan 2004, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Person ID	I67733	Nagel
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Willard Dickerman Straight,   b. 31 Jan 1880, Oswego, Oswego, New York d. 1 Dec 1918, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Dorothy Payne Whitney,   b. 23 Jan 1887, Washington, District of Columbia d. 13 Dec 1968, Devonshire, England (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F21448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Daphne Margarita Finch-Hatton
  Marriage	17 Jul 1935	London, Middlesex, England
  		Straight-Finch-Hatton Marriage. St Margaret's Church , Westminster, London, England
  Family ID	F20159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Nov 1912 - New York, New York, New York Marriage - 17 Jul 1935 - London, Middlesex, England Death - 5 Apr 1979 - London, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Whitney Straight. Whitney Straight.
  		Whitney Straight Caricature. Drawn by Frederick Gordon Crosby in 1935
  		Writney Straight Writney Straight (center) With his wife, Lady Daphne Margarita Finch-Hatton, and British racing driver Richard John Beattie Seaman.