SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TAGLICH ROBERT (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 NEW YORK AVENUE, SUITE B (Street) HUNTINGTON NY 11743 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. [ OTCBB:AIRI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	16,667	D(1)
Common Stock	200,000	I(2)	See Note(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Preferred Stock	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	5,527	(3)	D(3)
Series B Preferred Stock	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	5,546	(4)	I(4)	See Note(4)
Series B Preferred Stock	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	24,000	(5)	D(5)
Placement Agent Warrants	04/13/2007	04/12/2012	Common Stock	693,674	0.305	D(6)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Acquired by Reporting Person in connection with purchase by Taglich Brothers, Inc. of Issuer's subordinated note in June 2008. Reporting Person is Managing Director of Taglich Brothers, Inc.

2. Received by Taglich Brothers, Inc. for acting as placement agent for Issuer's offering of junior subordinated notes in September and October 2008.

3. Acquired by Reporting Person during Issuer's April 2007 offering of Series B convertible preferred stock. Convertible to 200,908 shares of Issuer's Common Stock.

4. Owned by Tag/Kent Partners, of which Reporting Person is a General Partner.

5. Reporting Person's portion of such shares received by Taglich Brothers, Inc. for acting as placement agent for Issuer's offering of junior subordinated notes in September and October 2008. Convertible to 872,400 Shares of Issuer's Common Stock.

6. Reporting Person's portion of a total 2,900,574 Placement Agent Warrants received by Taglich Brothers, Inc., which acted as placement agent of Issuer's series B convertible preferred stock in April and May of 2007.

	/s/ Robert F. Taglich	10/14/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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