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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
A, can you produce even a single primary document saying all of Fighter Command using 100 octane fuel and 100 octane fuel only?
B, can you explain, that if FC would use only 100 octane fuel, why do 87 octane issues suddenly rise at the moment Fighter Command is flying more operational sorties?
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We know that the RAF was using vast amounts of 100 octane fuel. If RAFFC wasn't using it, who was? You have never produced a single document stating that some of RAFFC was still using 87 octane and the burden of proof is upon you.
Flight activity of all kinds will increase with good weather. This is such a simple concept, that it will be instantly apparent to
almost everyone.
The RAFFC flew 5700 sorties and the RAF issued about 4500 tons of 100 octane fuel during the 1st week of September. 5700 sorties at 75 gallons per sortie = 427500 gallons or 1374 tons (assuming every fighter does a dead stick landing with empty tanks, it only rises to 1650 tons). This leaves more than 3000 tons for use in RAFBC and all other assorted and sundry users, more than enough for every twin engined Merlin bomber and fighter to be using 100 octane fuel and still leave lots left over for use by RAFFC.