Over the course of the Second World War (1939-1945), the Canadian aircraft industry rapidly developed to match the needs of the Canadian government and its allies in the USA and the United Kingdom. By the end of the war, nearly 17,000 airplanes had been built on Canadian soil in plants across the country. One of the major centres for aircraft component production was in Brantford, Ontario, via Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft Limited.  

Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft was created as a subsidiary of the Cockshutt Plow Company, a Brantford-based company with a long history in the city, known internationally for their plows and harvesting equipment. Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft was headed by Col. the Hon. Henry Cockshutt, former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Chairman of the Board for Cockshutt Plow Company, and an Honourary Colonel of the First World War (1914-1918). Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft was predicted to employ thousands of men and women.

On January 23rd, 1943, the Expositor published an article announcing the creation of the company.