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Old 02-11-2012, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ribbs67 View Post
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that one of the United States's early contributions to the war effort.. supplying the RAF with 100 octane fuel... thought I heard that in a documentary...
IIRC the Shell refinery in Manama produced the 100 octane, benzene rich gasoline. Tankers would then bring it past South Africa to Britain.