I attended a lecture at The Towers in 1968 delivered by a Senior MoD Civilian. Inevitably there was a question from the floor about the TSR 2 cancellation. His ensuing grimace was followed by a very comprehensive reply about the whole thinking behind the aeroplane and how it no longer reflected the reality of the post British Empire U.K. in the world , The point about costs was made. At (IIRC) an actual unit price of around 7 to 8 million Sterling, the loss of one would equate financially ( and politically ) to that of a Destroyer. The oft quoted unacceptable political dimension again.
Despite the broadcasted howling,I was assured by many at the time of the cancellation (Father was in BAC) that there were quiet sighs of relief from certain quarters facing many of the project's ongoing major engineering and other technical issues .
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