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| Keywords: chorley lancashire chorleylancashire chorley 2015 chorley2015 365 moss brothers mossbrothers mosscraft aircraft aircraft manufacture aircraftmanufacture ashfield road ashfieldroad architecture outdoor building To many people this is just an ordinary house in a quiet residential area. Most people would pass by without giving the property a second glance. However, this house has some significance in Chorley’s history. On 1st January 1936 Moss Brothers Aircraft Limited was established. Number 45 Ashfield Road being the registered office. The five Moss Brothers, all qualified pilots were directors of the company which specialised in the design, production and repair of aircraft. Aircraft and components were dubbed Mosscraft. The brothers were William H. Moss (Managing Director), Geoffrey P. Moss, Brian E. Moss, Ronald L. Moss and Richard A.S. Moss. Aircraft models were: MA1 built in 1936. The MA1 was an open two seater cockpit of tandem design. The pilot occupied the front cockpit. Previously many tandem cockpits were piloted from the rear position. This aircraft was advertised at a cost of £750. In June 1950, the plane crashed and was destroyed killing the pilot William H. Moss. MA2 was built in 1939 and originally had two open cockpits but was later converted to a side by side enclosed cockpit design. Two of these were built, both prototypes. The first was sold to the Swansea based Fairwood Flying Group in 1953. The group continued to fly the plane until it crashed in July 1958, 10miles south of Builth Wells. A second MA2 was uncompleted. Found in 1964 it was to become a restoration project. However, I was unable to find any further documentation of the project. Both aircraft achieved a degree of success in racing and endurance trials but no orders were placed for either model. During World War 2 Moss Brothers undertook manufacture and repair work of aircraft components. The company was finally wound up in 1955. To many people this is just an ordinary house in a quiet residential area. Most people would pass by without giving the property a second glance. However, this house has some significance in Chorley’s history. On 1st January 1936 Moss Brothers Aircraft Limited was established. Number 45 Ashfield Road being the registered office. The five Moss Brothers, all qualified pilots were directors of the company which specialised in the design, production and repair of aircraft. Aircraft and components were dubbed Mosscraft. The brothers were William H. Moss (Managing Director), Geoffrey P. Moss, Brian E. Moss, Ronald L. Moss and Richard A.S. Moss. Aircraft models were: MA1 built in 1936. The MA1 was an open two seater cockpit of tandem design. The pilot occupied the front cockpit. Previously many tandem cockpits were piloted from the rear position. This aircraft was advertised at a cost of £750. In June 1950, the plane crashed and was destroyed killing the pilot William H. Moss. MA2 was built in 1939 and originally had two open cockpits but was later converted to a side by side enclosed cockpit design. Two of these were built, both prototypes. The first was sold to the Swansea based Fairwood Flying Group in 1953. The group continued to fly the plane until it crashed in July 1958, 10miles south of Builth Wells. A second MA2 was uncompleted. Found in 1964 it was to become a restoration project. However, I was unable to find any further documentation of the project. Both aircraft achieved a degree of success in racing and endurance trials but no orders were placed for either model. During World War 2 Moss Brothers undertook manufacture and repair work of aircraft components. The company was finally wound up in 1955. | ||||
