[Eric in the Ozarks]

Along with American volunteers (my stepdad crossed over at Windsor and joined the RCAF as a flight instructor) the US provided the single most important item to keep Britain flying; fuel. A pipeline called ‘The Big Inch,” and a similar pipe called “The Little Big Inch,” were constructed so Texas petroleum could be shipped to the UK from New Jersey via tanker.

[Snowyman]

Goggled “The Little Big Inch,” Interesting .

http://www.eaglespeak.us/2007/12/sunday-ship-history-big-inch-and-little.html