Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  TAGLICH MICHAEL N
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. [OTCBB:AIRI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
98 BAY STREET
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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAG HARBOR, NY 10174
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 200,000
I (1)
See Note (1)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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 Convertible Preferred Stock   (2)   (2) Common Stock 27,735 $ 0.305 D (2)  
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (3)   (3) Common Stock 5,546 $ 0.305 I (3) See Note (3)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock   (4)   (4) Common Stock 8,000 $ 0.305 D (4)  
Placement Agent Warrants 04/13/2007 04/12/2012 Common Stock 693,674 $ 0.305 D (5)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
TAGLICH MICHAEL N
98 BAY STREET
SAG HARBOR, NY 10174
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Michael N. Taglich 10/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received by Taglich Brothers, Inc. for acting as placement agent for Issuer's offering of junior subordinated notes in September and October 2008.
(2) Acquired by Reporting Person during Issuer's April 2007 offering of Series B Convertible preferred stock. Convertible to 1,008,178 shares of Issuer's Common Stock. Reporting Person is Chairman and President of Taglich Brothers, Inc.
(3) Owned by Tag/Kent Partners, of which Reporting Person is a General Partner.
(4) Reporting Person's portion of 32,000 such shares received in connection with Taglich Brothers, Inc. purchase in September 2008 of Issuer's junior subordinated notes. Convertible to 290,803 shares of Issuer's Common Stock.
(5) Reporting Person's portion of a total 2,900,574 Placement Agent Warrants received by Taglich Brothers, Inc., which acted as placement agent for the sale of Issuer's series B convertible preferred stock in April and May of 2007.

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