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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Nothing in this thread has convinced me anything other than we do not have enough information.
Read what Shacklady and Morgan have to say about the 100 Octane fuel.
1. Strategic Fuel Reserve was to be 800,000 tons on hand before ANY aircraft flew using the fuel.
2. Sixteen fighter squadrons and two bomber squadrons were to begin using the fuel in September 1940.
If you look at the consumption figures, you will see it is not until September 1940 that 100 octane consumption begins to equal half of the total fuel consumption.
16 squadrons is just over 1/3 of Fighter Command and our multi engine bombers of course consume more fuel proportional to the number of engines.
You can really see the drop in consumption of 87 Octane after September, 1940.
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Once again you are quoting from a March 1939 document which bears no relationship to what actually happened in 1940;
Multi engine bombers, apart from some Blenheims - which were using 87 octane as well as 100 octane fuel - were still using 87 octane, including Wellingtons, Whitleys and Hampdens. Did you notice that these bombers were engaged in intensive operations against targets in Germany, and against French shipping ports holding concentrations of landing barges etc? Then there is Coastal Command to consider.
What on earth do you mean by "If you look at the consumption figures, you will see it is not until September 1940 that 100 octane consumption begins to equal half of the total fuel consumption." Heavy bombers using 87 octane fuel? Do the maths.