View Single Post
  #330  
Old 02-23-2012, 08:08 PM
41Sqn_Banks 41Sqn_Banks is offline
Approved Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 644
Default

RAF Manston certainly had 100 octane fuel on 29th July 1940.

41 Squadron took off from Manston of on this day and one of it's pilots used 12 boost during this sortie.

http://www.oldrafrecords.com/records/424/4240182.gif
http://www.oldrafrecords.com/records/424/4240191.gif
http://www.oldrafrecords.com/records/424/4240192.gif

http://www.spitfireperformance.com/Webster-29july40.jpg