109 e3b against spitfire II

[*Buzzsaw*]

Salute

Thanks for the info Blackdog.

And of course, the Blenheim was only the smallest of the bombers which the RAF had available and was the only bomber to use 100 octane, but as you say, only in the outside wing tanks, and only for takeoff.

Bomber Command had 207 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley's the 33,000 lb heavy.

They had even more Hampdens, over 250, as well as close to 200 Wellingtons. All these bombers used huge amounts of 87 octane fuel, they flew missions all over Northern Germany, as far as Berlin, many times the range of the short hops the fighters made in their intercepts.

In addition, coastal command aircraft also flew constant patrols, over very long distances, the anti-U-Boat campaign was already a major priority.

All of this explains the heavier usage of 87 octane fuel.