And colonization. But when they were received they were not obsolete. That is like leasing a car and not paying for it after you are done driving it because its not a new car. I also call BS on Europe paying America back Sorry Google is more factual than some brit admin on a message board.
After accounting for all post-war payments and financial settlements, the total, final net financial loss for the United States was approximately $41.5 billion (in 1945 dollars), which translates to a modern loss of over $650 billion
In regards to manpower, the RAF they also used around 600 fighter pilots from other nations during the Battle of Britain, equivalent to 1/5th of their Fighter command aircrew 145-146 polish, 126-135 Kiwi pilots, 98-112 Canadian Pilots, 84-88 Czechoslovakian pilots, 26- 33 Aussie Pilots, 28-30 from Belgium, 22-25 from South Africa, 13-14 French, and 9-11 Americans. Other than relying on the colonies (I live in one btw) for a big chunk of manpower for ground troops the Battle of Britain is another good example of how Britain got help from other nations. Stiff Upper lip yes I agree but I don’t think you could have easily won on your own.
