Rise of flight buy or not?

[brando]

Originally Posted by 159th_Jester

Amen to that.


Al Schlageter, to put the cost even further into perspective, I still have my Grandfather's notes from his officer and pilot training. Part of that covers army pay and army law.

In 1917 (when he was in training) a private in the RFC earned 1d (a shilling) per day. In decimal currency a shilling was worth approximately 5p (pence). A Sgt Major earmed the princely sum of 5d per day (25p). This being before overseas allowances and any other payments.

Obviously an officer earned considerably more than that, but all the same, it was a massive outlay for the individual from his wage.

Sorry - 1d is one old penny, twelve of which equalled 1 shilling (1/-), twenty of which equalled one pound (£1)
£.s.d (which dates from the Roman occupation) means Libra, solidus and denarii.

One old penny has almost no value in decimal terms.