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Old 05-30-2011, 10:55 PM
IvanK IvanK is offline
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Originally Posted by Kurfürst View Post
I love to hear this, and you can be sure I am interested in the same. That's why I do not bother to answer to poster who are not.. and that's why I keep responding to you. There's always something to learn IMHO!

Now, it may be me, but the thing is that I always like to get statements based on solid evidence.

Same thing with the Luftwaffe in the BoB - you won't find me saying that all of the LW was flying on 100 octane fuel, even though I could present such evidence that would make it seem as much that everything from 109s to 110s and even 88 flew on the thing... I know perfectly well that there was but a wing of 109, a couple of more wings of 110s, and the 100 octane fuel found in a Ju 88 tank was probably a matter of simplier logistics or a shared airfield with a 100 octane unit...



Its the archival refernce to the file held at the British National Archives in Kew, which contains the meetings relevant to the decisions behind the use of 100 octane in the Battle of Brtiain. Some (in fact: all) papers I've seen from I've already posted in the thread.

AVIA 10/282 Co-ordination of Oil Policy Committee: meetings 1-25

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/c...ID=4223197&j=1

AVIA 10/283 Co-ordination of Oil Policy Committee: fuel-oil requirements

should be also interesting.

I believe you can take copies with a digital camera for free, though you might need to pre-register. I'd believe the contents of this file pretty much settle the issue for good. All the decisions should be recorded in it, so either it says they converted all fighters and supplied fuel to them or not...
I get to the UK regularly and visit the archives and photograph AVIA files. I will visit the archives in a week or so and look up these files.

The archives are great. On your first visit you need to get a readers card. This requires 2 forms of photo ID a short CBT session on handling documents and then you are good to go. Just allow an extra 40minutes for this on your first visit. The readers card is valid for 3 years. Subsequent visits are a card swipe and you are in. Document retrieval is straight forward and on average takes about 20mins. Once in your hands you can photograph away to your hearts content.

You can also organise the archives to copy any of the files for you but the costs are simply astronomical.

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