Busy today, so here's a fun quick money question.
At the weekend I wrote of the problems of getting adequate military maps in WW2 for many areas in North Africa; but that a big swathe of Egypt had been covered by interwar surveys - "at the expense of the Egyptian government!". Yes, the RAF charged the Egyptian government the cost of the aerial surveys. Well, they were highly beneficial for irrigation planning, with a spin-off benefit of quite revelatory archaeological research.
Here's what happened on the 3rd such survey, conducted in 1922: based, unsurprisingly, on the Nile, it was split into a North survey from the Delta Barrage to the sea, carried out by No. 208 Squadron (Bristol Fighters), and a South survey by No. 47 Squadron (D.H.9s) from Aswan to the Delta Barrage, a total of 850 miles. So: our colonialist capitalist quiz question -
What was the cost that was passed through to the Egyptians for the 3rd survey?
Answer in Pounds Sterling, money of the day (1922 pounds, shillings & pence).
Small prize for the closest estimate ... (editor's decision final)
ND
Was Accenture the project manager? ££££££££££££££!
ReplyDeleteIf so, probably the reason why Nasser hated the British somuch.
I have absolutely no clue.........not even a ballpark figure but I bet the bill was in guineas...it sounds posher. (One guinea is £1 and 1 shilling)
ReplyDeleteOh alright then:
ReplyDeleteTwenty thousand guineas!
786 guineas
ReplyDelete£77,000 sterling. Not Gyppo pounds!
ReplyDelete100 guineas
ReplyDelete1037 pounds, 13 shillings and sixpence.
ReplyDelete50 pounds with a ten Bob bonus for timely delivery
ReplyDeleteSeventy florins.
ReplyDeleteThe Bristol Fighter first flew in 1916. A two seat fighter, designed when no such thing existed,
Still in service and operational up to 1932.
Long after the Fokker Triplanes, (1918) had become history.
ooooooh a compo, can't resist:
ReplyDelete£92 19s 11 1/2d
My guess £200
ReplyDeleteNil.
ReplyDeletePeppercorn or 1 penny. Nil would be out of the question
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