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27th February 2012, 06:34

Smithy

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Re: British Aircraft costs

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Originally Posted by Observer1940

I also seem to recall that when a town purchased a Spitfire, they had to raise £5,000.

The sum of £5,000 for a Spitfire was the price which was set by the Spitfire Fund in 1940 which was based between the actual cost and what the public might be prepared to pay.

Actual total cost of a Spitfire Mk.I in 1940 was £9,848.19.0. The £5,000 figure was the figure used during fund-raising.

Hope that helps,

Tim

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