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There is abundant evidence for 100 octane use, and that its' use was critical to victory.
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I hardly think 100 Octane was critical to victory.
The RAF won because they fought every day and they had a logistical system they allowed them to replace their losses.
That same logistical system, the Civilian Repair Organization combined with some very good pre-war planning in manufacture, allowed them to increase their numerical superiority during the battle.
So while the RAF took heavier losses in air to air combat compared to the Luftwaffe, they replaced those losses at a faster rate and were able to move from numerical parity in Single Engine fighters to numerical superiority during the battle.