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Royal Air Force Air Commodore (1912–1979)
Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight, CBE, MC, DFC, FRSA, FRGS (6 November 1912 – 5 April 1979), was a British racing driver, aviator, businessman, and
Whitney_Straight
American actress (1914–2001)
Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film, television and radio actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family
Beatrice_Straight
American writer, publisher and Soviet spy (1916–2004)
Michael Whitney Straight (September 1, 1916 – January 4, 2004) was an American magazine publisher, novelist, patron of the arts, a member of the prominent
Michael_Straight
Notable American family
Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918) Whitney Willard Straight (1912–1979) Beatrice Whitney Straight (1914–2001) Michael Whitney Straight (1916–2004) Adeline
Whitney_family
American financier, publisher, and diplomat (1880–1918)
a member of the Whitney family. He was a promoter of Chinese arts and investments, and a major supporter of liberal causes. Straight was born on January
Willard_Dickerman_Straight
American-born social activist, philanthropist and publisher
Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (née Whitney, previously Straight; January 23, 1887 – December 14, 1968) was an American-born social activist, philanthropist, publisher
Dorothy_Payne_Whitney
American heiress who married into the English aristocracy
Margarita Finch-Hatton (1913–2003), who married Whitney Straight (1912–1979), a member of the old Whitney family, in 1935. Lady Henrietta Diana Juanita
Margaretta Finch-Hatton, Countess of Winchilsea
Margaretta_Finch-Hatton,_Countess_of_Winchilsea
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
Miles_Whitney_Straight
American author, journalist and socialite
husband, Michael Whitney Straight, 21 years her senior and a member of the Whitney family who was a publisher and novelist. Straight was the son of Willard
Nina_Auchincloss_Straight
the car associated with British-American driver Whitney Straight (often called the Whitney Straight Type 91 or ex-Scuderia Ferrari Duesenberg). This
Duesenberg_in_motorsport
English peer and banker (1885–1939)
big-game hunter Denys Finch-Hatton. His daughter married Whitney Straight of the American Whitney family and his son married a member of the Vanderbilt family
Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea
Guy_Finch-Hatton,_14th_Earl_of_Winchilsea
American author (born 1958)
Straight (born May 25, 1958) is an American author who wrote How the World Began in 1962 at the age of 4 for her grandmother, Dorothy Payne Whitney,
Dorothy_Straight
British aviation company (1935 – 1989)
and upgrade organisation, and a builder of transport aircraft. Whitney Willard Straight was a successful racing driver in the early 1930s, but his American
Straight_Corporation
Surname list
1958), American writer Henry Harrison Straight (1846–1886), American geologist and professor Michael Whitney Straight (1916–2004), American magazine publisher
Straight_(surname)
American educator
grandchildren included: Whitney Willard Straight (1912–1979), a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, and businessman, Beatrice Whitney Straight (1914–2001),
Henry_H._Straight
American singer and actress (1963–2012)
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, and record producer. Commonly referred
Whitney_Houston
Student union in New York, U.S.
a memorial to Willard Dickerman Straight, its construction was initiated by his widow, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, with the aim of enriching student
Willard_Straight_Hall
Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress Beatrice Whitney Straight, of the prominent American Whitney family. Ludovic Brecher was born on March 26, 1908
Louis_Dolivet
Name list
Whitney or Whittney is both a masculine and a feminine given name. Whitney Able (born 1982), American actress Whitney Adebayo (born 1997), English television
Whitney_(given_name)
Final year of a two-year hiatus for the AIACR European Championship
Zehender's entry and there were also 8CM models for Nuvolari, Whitney Straight and Earl Howe. Straight also had an older Maserati 26M for Hugh Hamilton (who won
1934_Grand_Prix_season
Aircraft engine family
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 aircraft engine family is a series of 1,800 to 5,000 shaft horsepower (1,300 to 3,700 kW) turboprops manufactured by
Pratt_&_Whitney_Canada_PW100
South Korean politician. John Petty, 60, American football player. Whitney Straight, 66, British racing driver, aviator and businessman. Arthur Willis
Deaths_in_April_1979
Right conoid ruled surface
In geometry, the Whitney umbrella or Whitney's umbrella, named after American mathematician Hassler Whitney, and sometimes called a Cayley umbrella, is
Whitney_umbrella
English aviator
never to marry again. For 30 years she was in a relationship with Whitney Straight, a married pilot and a pre-war champion racing driver, like her father
Diana_Barnato_Walker
British ring of spies for the Soviet Union
Michael Whitney Straight pointing to Blunt's espionage; the two had known each other at Cambridge some thirty years before and Blunt recruited Straight as
Cambridge_Five
American businessman (1876–1927)
William Payne Whitney (March 20, 1876 – May 25, 1927) was an American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family. He inherited a fortune
William_Payne_Whitney
First Soviet jet engine
turbojet engines. In 1958 it was discovered during a visit to Beijing by Whitney Straight, then deputy chairman of Rolls-Royce, that this engine had been copied
Klimov_VK-1
Powis before the war, the Monarch was a development of their earlier Whitney Straight. Compared to its sibling. the Monarch had an enlarged fuselage, allowing
Miles_Monarch
American actress and producer
Newton D. Baker House in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. from Michael Whitney Straight and Nina Gore Auchincloss and Fox spent the remainder of her childhood
Dolly_Fox
British actor (1907–1975)
Whitney Straight and according to Denis Jenkinson: "Flitting round the periphery of the team was James Robertson Justice." In February 1934, Straight
James_Robertson_Justice
Aircraft model
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.30
units. Originally, the M.28 had been planned as a replacement for the Whitney Straight and Monarch, but this was shelved when war broke out. In 1941, the
Miles_Mercury
Private members' club in Mayfair, London
Mary Elizabeth, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and his wife Mary Lee Epling, Whitney Straight, Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł and Lee Radziwill, Percy Seymour, 18th
Annabel's
British aircraft manufacturer, 1943–1947
2 M.9 Kestrel 1937 1 M.9A Master I 1939 900 advanced trainer M.11 Whitney Straight 1936 50 M.11C M.11C 1 M.12 Mohawk 1937 1 M.13 Hobby 1937 1 M.14 Magister
Miles_Aircraft
Historic house in Manhattan, New York
contained apartments for staff. Straight died during the influenza epidemic of 1918 and his widow Dorothy Whitney Straight continued to live in the house
Willard_D._Straight_House
American actress and socialite
Michael Whitney Straight, a member of the Whitney family who was a publisher and novelist. Straight was the son of Willard Dickerman Straight, an investment
Nina_S._Gore
Miles-built light utility aircraft
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Messenger
American poet (1875–1944)
1968. Retrieved December 12, 2008. London, Dec. 15—Mrs. Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight Elmhirst, philanthropist, pioneer in progressive education and suffragist
Helen_Hay_Whitney
Topics referred to by the same term
M11 or M-11 may refer to: Miles M.11 Whitney Straight, a 1936 two-seater light aircraft Shvetsov M-11, an aircraft engine produced in the Soviet Union
M11
1930s British monoplane
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Merlin
British light aircraft design company
monoplane, later known as the Parnall Heck. Designed to order for Whitney Straight and built by Westland. Further five built by Parnall. "Hendy Aircraft
Hendy_Aircraft_Company
Private venture aircraft developed into the Miles Master
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Kestrel
Main Soviet security agency from 1954 to 1991
ideological agents were the diplomats Laurence Duggan and Michael Whitney Straight in the State Department, the statistician Harry Dexter White in the
KGB
Fictional spy
supercharger. In 1957, Fleming had written to Rolls-Royce's Chairman, Whitney Straight, to get information about a new car for Bond. Fleming wanted the car
James Bond (literary character)
James_Bond_(literary_character)
moulded Perspex, which the company had recently pioneered on the Miles Whitney Straight. According to aviation author Don Brown, the Mentor's design process
Miles_Mentor
Former Royal Air Force operations group
on 9 September 1942 and placed under the command of Air Commodore Whitney Straight the following day. No. 216 Group became a major sub-command of the
No._216_Group_RAF
Motorsport event in Worcestershire, England
then by eventual fastest time of the day winner Whitney Straight in 41.2 seconds in his Maserati. Straight would lower his record to 40.0 seconds at the
Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb
Shelsley_Walsh_Speed_Hill_Climb
British art historian and Soviet spy (1907–1983)
Among other members were Victor Rothschild and the American Michael Whitney Straight, the latter also later suspected of being part of the Cambridge spy
Anthony_Blunt
British engineer
Institution of Engineering and Technology) in 1994. Hodges won the Whitney Straight Award in 1970 for outstanding achievement in aviation which was presented
Peggy_Hodges
American actress, model
Whitney Able is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) and Monsters (2010), and has been
Whitney_Able
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.26
Messenger United States 1942 93 Miles Monarch United States 1938 11 Miles Whitney Straight United Kingdom 1936 50 New Zealand Mitsubishi G6M1-L2 Japan 1941 30
List of aircraft of World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II
American actor, writer, film director
five stepsiblings from his mother's second marriage to editor Michael Whitney Straight. Steers grew up living in Bethesda, Maryland and Georgetown, Washington
Burr_Steers
American socialite (1886–1965)
sister Gertrude was married to Harry Payne Whitney, brother to Dorothy Payne Whitney, whose son Whitney Straight married Lord Winchilsea's sister, Lady Daphne
Gladys_Vanderbilt_Széchenyi
15th Earl of Winchilsea and 10th Earl of Nottingham
Finch-Hatton, while his sister was Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton who married Whitney Straight. His maternal grandfather was banker Anthony J. Drexel Jr. (1864–1934)
Christopher Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea
Christopher_Finch-Hatton,_15th_Earl_of_Winchilsea
World War II prototype aircraft model
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.20
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.68
American magazine
gained the financial backing of heiress Dorothy Payne Whitney and her husband, Willard Straight, who eventually became the majority owner. The magazine's
The_New_Republic
1940s British experimental aircraft
the front of the fuselage. The front wing was moderately-tapered with a straight leading-edge, while the rear wing was in three parts: an unswept center
Miles_M.35_Libellula
British WWII experimental aircraft
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.39B_Libellula
Airfield in Devon, England (1928 – 1968)
was removed from the schedule the next day. On 1 January 1937 Whitney Straight's Straight Corporation formed Haldon Airport Ltd which took over the management
Haldon_Aerodrome
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Sparrowhawk
Motor car race
decided to hold the race in a different configuration, using the main straight (in both directions, linked by a very tight hairpin just before the finish
1934_Italian_Grand_Prix
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.18
British sport aircraft
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Southern_Martlet
2013 American film
Jason Christa Campbell as Dana Whitney Able as Lizzy Liz Mikel as Nurse Viola "Initial Certification Search" (Type "Straight A's" in the search box). Fastlane
Straight_A's
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Monitor
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_M.2_Hawk_Trainer
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Student
American singer, model, activist (1928–2016)
Washington, D.C., purchasing the Newton D. Baker House from Michael Whitney Straight and his then wife Nina Gore Auchincloss. The home had previously been
Yolande_Fox
1987 studio album by Whitney Houston
Whitney is the second studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on June 1, 1987, by Arista Records. The follow-up to her debut
Whitney_(album)
Motor car race
Louis Chiron 13 Goffredo Zehender 14 Francis Howe 15 Antonio Brivio 16 Pietro Ghersi 17 Guy Moll 18 Whitney Straight 19 Renato Balestrero 20 Marcel Lehoux
1933_Italian_Grand_Prix
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
The Kennedy family lived here for about a year. In 1965, Michael Whitney Straight purchased the home for $200,000 (equivalent to $2,076,000 in 2025)
Newton_D._Baker_House
1930s British civil utility aircraft
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Nighthawk
Motor car race
into a long fight with Philippe Étancelin for second position. Comotti, Straight and Hamilton were fighting for fourth position. When Lehoux's tyre blew
1934_Moroccan_Grand_Prix
American socialite and philanthropist
in 1902. Oliver Whitney (1878–1883), who died aged 5. Dorothy Payne Whitney (1887–1968), who first married Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918) and
Flora_Payne
Motor racing road circuit in France
track south and then crossed a railway line followed by a bump. A long straight, Montplaisir, followed by another, the current Route de Millau, led back
Circuit_Les_Planques
Public Works Department from the late 1930s to mid-1950s. Using a Miles Whitney Straight from 1939 on his own initiative and sometimes forging aircraft log
Alan_Prichard
Spreading of fertilisers over farmland using aircraft
survey in Northland. The survey was delayed when the Ministry's Miles Whitney Straight, ZK-AFH, was grounded by bad weather. A supervisor, J. L. Harrison
Aerial_topdressing
Surname list
(div 1974): Newton Steers (1917–1993), ∞ 1974 (div 1998): Michael Whitney Straight (1916–2004) Hugh Auchincloss Steers (1963–1995) Ivan Steers Burr Gore
Auchincloss
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Mohawk
SSKL 15m 22s. 1932 Rudolf Caracciola Alfa Romeo Monza 15m 12.4s. 1933 Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM 14m 31.6s. 1934 Hans Von Stuck Auto Union Type A 13m 38
Mont_Ventoux_Hill_Climb
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Peregrine
Motor vehicle
victories were with Tim Birkin's 26M, III Mountains Championship (Whitney Straight, 21 October 1933) and as an 8C at Circuit d'Albi GP (Buddy Featherstonhaugh
Maserati_Tipo_26M
4 ft 10 in (1.4 m) longer than the Magister. The vertical stabiliser had straight leading and trailing edges, giving it a triangular look compared with the
Miles_M.15
Merchantman had a similar boom mounted tail to the Aerovan, with an almost straight leading edge to the horizontal stabiliser, carrying elevators with trim
Miles_Merchantman
British co-ordinator of aircraft repair in World War II
Lysander, Magister, Martinet, Mentor, Proctor, Tiger Moth, Tutor, Whitney Straight Austin Motor Co. Ltd. Cofton Hackett, Elmdon, Marston Green Repair
Civilian_Repair_Organisation
British four-engined turboprop airliner, 1952
Centaurus option. Senior figures within BOAC such as the Deputy Chairman Whitney Straight considered the Proteus engine to be "an obsolete contraption". Despite
Bristol_Britannia
British monoplane
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Hobby
American sitcom
Whitney is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from September 22, 2011, to March 27, 2013. The series originally aired in the 9:30 pm (E/P)/8:30
Whitney_(TV_series)
Andover Miles Monarch 5 Abingdon and Halton Communications Flights Miles Whitney Straight 21 Parnall Heck 3 1 at Communications Flight RAF Turnhouse and 1 at
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
British philanthropist and agronomist
married Dorothy Payne Whitney in September 1925. They had two children. He was the stepfather of racing driver and aviator Whitney Straight (1912–1979), actress
Leonard_Knight_Elmhirst
British special forces and intelligence officer
he was seen as a "man-about-town", owning a Bentley car and a Miles Whitney Straight aircraft. He was also an amateur jockey and won seven races under National
David_Smiley
1992 single by Whitney Houston
"I Will Always Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston. It is a cover of the original song written and recorded by Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)
I_Will_Always_Love_You_(Whitney_Houston_recording)
Motor car race
Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B 1 Gearbox 11 Ret. 4 Hugh Hamilton Whitney Straight Ltd Maserati 8CM 0 Piston 2 Ret. 22 Attilio Battilana Gruppo Genovese
1934_German_Grand_Prix
Swiss racing driver (1906–96)
being to win the first Albi Grand Prix in 1933, cruising home after Whitney Straight spun in a futile attempt to pass Braillard for the lead. The team bought
Louis_Braillard
1930s British three- or four-seat cabin monoplane aircraft
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Miles_Falcon
1940s American monthly magazine
Beatrice Whitney Straight, of the prominent Whitney family from Massachusetts and New York via London. The couple had a son, Willard Straight Dolivet,
Free_World_(magazine)
Advanced trainer aircraft in Britain
Master III, was designed, which was powered by the American-built Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Junior, a two-row radial engine that could generate 825 hp (615 kW)
Miles_Master
Touring aircraft M.3A Falcon Major M.3B Falcon Six M.4 Merlin M.11 Whitney Straight M.17 Monarch M.65 Gemini M.75 Aries M.115 Airliners M.8 Peregrine M
Hurel-Dubois_Miles_HDM.105
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