Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsPilotsHistoryFred Haig's career in aviation began when he worked as an engineering apprentice for Harry Hawker. He then served at Gallipoli and was one of the first to be wounded and invalided home. On his return in 1915, he joined a flying unit. In 1928 Haig was appointed Aviation Manager for the Vacuum Oil Company, later Mobil and arranged most of Charles Kingford Smith's flights. Regarded as a pioneer in the aviation industry, Fred Haig retired in 1959.
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