§ 4. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Minister of Supply the cost of a fighter aircraft today; and what a fighter aircraft cost in 1945.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesThe cost of modern fighters varies from about £90,000 to about £250,000 depending upon the type and numbers of the type produced. In 1945 the cost of a typical piston-engined day fighter in mass production was about £10,000.