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Michael Gregor, who built the first private Russian airplane, a modified Bleriot, in 1910 and sold it to Major Seversky's father. A War flyer, Gregor arrived in the U. S. in 1921, designed several planes including the Bird in which Charles Augustus Lindbergh taught his wife to fly. Gregor had a hand in the design of the Seversky amphibian, is currently freelancing.
Korvan Kruhovsky, chief engineer of Edo Aircraft Corp., which builds 90% of airplane floats and pontoons used in the U. S.
Michael Watters, expert on amphibian design for Glenn Martin.
Dr. George de Bothezat, consultant on mathematical problems in plane design who lives near the Army air base at Dayton, Ohio.
Illya L Islamoff, factory manager for Bellanca Aircraft Corp.
Alexander Kartvelli, vice president of Seversky Aircraft Corp., formerly with Anthony Fokker.
Alexander A. Toochokoff, who was chief of the Russian Naval General Staff in the War and Major Seversky's superior officer. He is now a designer in the Seversky plant.
Alexander Pishvanov, Russian War ace who formerly worked in the Sikorsky plant, now heads Seversky's Experimental Engineering shop.
Serge S. Tchemesoff and Paul Alexander Samoilo, both trained in Russia during the War and now working for Seversky.
Most of these men are exiles, supposedly out of sympathy with the Soviet. Asked about this last week, Major Seversky said: "Americans always have liked assisting those who tried to make a comeback, and the Russian people are certainly trying to do that very thing. As to their form of government, just as any other American, I am somewhat curious, but try to be discreet since I feel it is their own affair."
*Comparable figures according to estimates in the Aircraft Yearbook for 1937: Japan, 2,000; U. S., 2,200; Germany, 3,000; Italy, 3,200; France, 3,600; England, 4,000.