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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Other than it is the specified fuel and listed in all the Operating Notes besides the Spitfire Mk II as the required fuel for the type?
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Ignoring the evidence re 12 lb boost being linked to 100 octane
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Or the fact it is the largest portion of aviation fuel in the Air Ministry and 100 Octane does not make a significant portion of fuel at the airfields until after October 1940?
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After it had been released to All operational Commands so not unexpected.
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Seems a pretty lock tight case that 87 Octane fuel was used in considerable amounts....at least according to the Air Ministry.
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Correct, by Bomber Command, Training Command, Coastal Command, Manufaturing plants of engines and aircraft, BOAC and of course other Non operational units
but not operational Fighter Command units.
You are the one that seems to stick to the 16 + 2 pre war proposal, but have no papers to support it. All we ( you can include me in that we) are waiting for is anything that supports your contention.
Anything at all, a reference to which squadrons, or which stations, or any decision as to timing or reporting path, a book that complains about being moved to an 87 otane unit/station or indeed one that rejoices as the move to a 100 octane unit/station. Absolutely anything at all,
note not everything that supports your view, just anything that supports your view