Mercury Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1956 by three members of the legendary First American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers—Thomas C. Haywood, Robert P. “Duke” Hedman and Robert J. “Catfish” Raine. In all the history of aerial combat, there has never been such a total air victory as that of the Flying Tigers during World War II. It is this tradition of teamwork and strong results that drives Mercury Air Group’s management team today that together has more than a century of experience in the aviation industry.Based in Los Angeles, Mercury Air Group is a global leader in the aviation services industry and is one of the largest privately owned aviation services company in the world with business operations on five continents in more than 60 locations. Mercury Air Group provides aviation petroleum products, air cargo services and transportation as well as support services for international and U.S. commercial airlines, general aviation and U.S. government aircraft through: MercFuel, Inc., Maytag Aircraft Corporation, Mercury Air Cargo, Inc. and Mercury Aviation.