biography
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De Seversky, Alexander (Prokofieff)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1894–1974)
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| biography:
| Aeroplane manufacturer, born in Tiflis, Russia A Russian war hero in World War 1, he flew more than 50 combat missions after he had lost a leg. An assistant naval attache at the Russian embassy in Washington, he decided to stay in the USA following the Russian Revolution. He founded Seversky Aero Corp (1922), which became Republic Aviation (1939), and designed bombsights and landing gear for seaplanes and flying boats. He became a naturalized US citizen (1927) and wrote Victory Through Air Power (1942), controversial at the time for arguing that the Allies could win World War 2 primarily through air superiority. |
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