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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Doctor Drivel wrote:

The US appreciated British RADAR, jet engines, RR Merlin engines, etc. The
US provided much raw materials, wheat and the likes, no so much finished
goods. Sorry to dispel the myth.


The USA did supply us with a lot of those Merlin engines btw.


Inded. but NEVER for free. We gave all the technology - radar,computers,
atomic stuff, jet engines: Rockets they stole from the Nazis..and got it
SOLD BACK TO US. At a HUGE markup.


I don't recall us ever giving them computer technology actually.


The USA PROFITED from WWII MIGHTILY.


They did OK out of it for sure. That's one big advantage of being out of range of
the guns and bombs.

Graham