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Born in Kiev, Russia
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Studied in Russia and Paris, France
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Designed his first helicopter
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He became chief Engineer of the aircraft division for the Russian Baltic Car works
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Sikorsky's airplane research and production was flourishing and his factory made bombers during World War I
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He fled his homeland because his life was threatened
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French government stopped subsidizing and he decided to emigrate to the USA
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He formed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company in Roosevelt, New York
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He created a series of increasingly successful aircraft, including the first helicopter
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Sikorsky became a naturalized citizen of the USA
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He joined the faculty of the University of Rhode Island
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He died in Easton, Connecticut