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"Clearly say ..." we obviously have a different understanding what clearly means.
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It is right there, you highlighted it. The RAE opened the can of worms and gave their pilots license to violate the airworthiness of the aircraft:
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There would be nothing to stop a pilot pulling the boost override and adjusting his throttle handle
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Exactly. We also see two things the give insight into the state of mind of Fighter Command.
1. First from the fuel committee meetings the confusion on exactly what must be done to modify the engine. I don't know if you have taken Organizational Behavior in college but if there is confusion at the top of any organization, there is even more confusion at the bottom of it. Even with a clear vision at the top, it is a process to get that vision communicated and enacted at the bottom. The larger the organization, the longer the lag time and more difficult the process.
Secondly, we see Dowding's memo warning the pilots about the dangers of overboosting. You can bet Dowding did not sit around wondering what to do that day and just decided to fill his time writing a memo about overboosting destroying engines. "Squeaky wheel gets the grease", that memo came about because his maintenance and logistics people complained if it does not change there could be consequences that effect their ability to keep his planes flying.
That memo was printed because they felt was a problem with pilots "pulling the plug" before they properly balanced the risk.