Henry Haigh was born in 1924 inAnn Arbor, Mich. It wasn't long before he was flying aerobatic competitionsusing gas-powered RCs. Uncle Sam taught him how to fly real airplanes, but WWIIended before Henry could get into it. After some time off to raise his familyand start a business, Henry bought a Ryan PT-22 and resumed flying, and begancompetitive aerobatics in the early '60s, winning his first contest. He won the IACcompetition at Fond Du Lac a total of seven times, placed second in the UnitedStates championship several times, and won the United States AerobaticChampionship in 1980.
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