The fall of France transferred a large body of American aircraft orders to Britain. Those contracts gave Britain access to machines already moving through United States production. They also had to be paid for under the existing cash system. The episode links an immediate equipment gain to the dollar pressure that made Lend-Lease necessary.
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French aircraft orders became an immediate British resource
Britain took over aircraft already ordered in the United States for France, gaining production slots while also inheriting their cash cost.