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Could that be that when the pilots 'pulled the plug' the boost was still at a level before detonation occurs.
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Absolutely. They could have easily "pulled the plug" to achieve any boost they desired once the override was on.
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"The subsequent escalation in air activity and demands placed upon Fighter Command over the next two months put great strain on both the 100 octane fuel stockpiles and aircraft modified to use the fuel"
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Why don't they just say "all aircraft" instead of specifying just modified ones? All aircraft should be modified, right??
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Table from 33rd Weekly Oil Position Report 23 April 1940 showing 100 Octane fuel being stockpiled overseas "West of Suez" - France springs to mind.
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What is the asterisk note and the bottom about? Can you show the whole document?
The last time you started talking about stockpiles in France, it was in reference to a report projecting fuel stocks for future war.
Now your saying West of the Suez means France? Heck, it could mean Cleveland Ohio or maybe Hornchurch, too?
Considering that they were shipping troops to begin the Desert War I would imagine that is a future projection of their needs for aviation fuel. The first British troops went on the offensive on 11 June 1940 in North Africa.