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Mosscraft MA. 1 G-AEST
Mosscraft MA.1 G-AEST at Pendeford (wolverhampton airport) for the 1949 Kings Cup air race, flown by W.H. Moss, with race number 26. The M.A.1 was flown in several U.K. air races pre-war, then was stored between 1939 and 1945. The aircraft competed postwar with the rear cockpit faired over. W.H.Moss flying it in the Kings Cup Air Race in 1949 and 1950 at Wolverhampton (Pendeford) Airport. On 17 June 1950 he was killed during the race that day, when the aircraft crashed at the Newport, Shropshire turn. Date: 1950
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This evocative photograph captures Mosscraft MA.1 G-AEST, registered to W.H. Moss, at Pendeford Airport in Wolverhampton during the 1949 Kings Cup Air Race. The MA.1, a single-engine monoplane, had a rich pre-war racing history, but was stored between 1939 and 1945. After the war, the aircraft was refitted with a faired-over rear cockpit and competed once again in several UK air races. In this image, we see Moss, with race number 26, preparing for the Kings Cup Air Race, held at Wolverhampton Airport on that day. Tragically, on 17 June 1950, during the race, Moss was killed when the MA.1 crashed at the Newport, Shropshire turn. The photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the daring exploits and risks taken by pilots in post-war aviation.
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