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Originally Posted by bongodriver
Irrelevant, there is pretty much no upper price limit in times of war...hence why Britain was 'broke' by the end of war.
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Britain was 'broke' by 1941, that's why L-L came into existence in the first place. The British could no longer pay the US supplies.
Fuel costs were a factor, reading the papers show that the British were quite aware and sensitive of the costs. Bomber Command's request for uniform supply of stations with 100 octane was turned down, even at the cost of a rather awkward system with both 87 and 100 octane stocks at these stations.
The British got their fuel supplies from the market, and had limited amount of cash. Try doing some shopping without money.. things don't come free, even in war.