Apparently we also supplied some Canberras to France, never knew that!
And then had to fly the Bristol 188 (?) 1000mph record in French airspace due to British Bureaucratic Bull**** (UK insurance Co's wouldn't insure the record attempt for less than £1000 per flight, French ones did so for £40 for the entire programme. Go figure who was working for whom!) and UK, handed a blinding World Record, subsequently declined to develop the design as a fighter but one M Dassault had been watching matters very very carefully from his front window.
And then produced the Mirage...After Mirage. After Mirage. After Mirage. Bt the 000s.
What a scandalous, unbelievably irresponsible screw-up!