Hence my comment 'submarine and surface raider' although by the time the Blitz trucks were being transported to Australia in qty, the threat from German surface ships (raiders) had diminished significantly.
An example of loss was the Port Huon (July 1942):sunk with over 2,000 chassis, mostly CMP, aboard, and a deck cargo of 14 aircraft, all destined for Oz.
Payment was Aust government, but how and when depended upon the mode of supply: US Lend Lease, Canadian Mutal Aid, or cash purchases direct from manufacturers. The first two were a post-war balancing of Aust supplied against US/CDN supplied, while cash was, well, cash ie immediate.
Mike C
|
15-04-13, 17:09
Threaded Mode