Inaccurate performance data for BOB fighters in COD comparing to RL data

[Kurfürst]

Originally Posted by TheGrunch

Sounds like that's an extreme case to me Kurf. I've looked at a few of them, but so far:

• 32 Squadron flew 60 and-a-half non-operational hours in the first week of August 1940, all of which were transfers to and from their forward base.
• 43 Squadron flew approximately 10 non-operational hours in the first week of August 1940, namely one transfer of six aircraft and their return and another transfer of seven aircraft, and three night practise flights.
• 54 Squadron flew approximately 106 non-operational hours of a huge variety of kinds (beware that one page of the ORB appears twice in a search for some reason).

There's no data for 56 Squadron in 1940 so I'm not sure which one you looked at. Anyway, won't be posting for a while, I hear the human body needs sleep.

My bad, 54 Squadron. But I agree this could be an extreme case. My point was rather to illustrate that there would be considerable fuel requirement for non-combat sorties as well, which is usually not being taken into account.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by Kurfürst

My point was rather to illustrate that there would be considerable fuel requirement for non-combat sorties as well, which is usually not being taken into account.

Definitely agreed there. As it was stated earlier in the thread there was a lot of movement to and from forward bases which seems to have been the bulk of the non-operational flying for operational squadrons, particularly for squadrons flying into and out of Manston due to its exposed nature on the coast I suppose.

[fruitbat]

Hi, Kurfurst the page you linked showing 54 squadron on training flights was during one of the times they were posted north to Catterick on a rest period.

54 squadron had 3 rest periods north, once after Dunkirk, once in june and once end of july/start of aug if memory serves me right.

Catterick was not an operational base during BoB, being well up north, one can only speculate at what fuel was being used there.

It would seem logical that 100 octane was not really needed there....

[ivo]

Hi, where I can find on internet ''operation record book '' like 54° sq?

My bad, 54 Squadron. But I agree this could be an extreme case. My point was rather to illustrate that there would be considerable fuel requirement for non-combat sorties as well, which is usually not being taken into account.

[Kurfürst]

At http://www.oldrafrecords.com/, posted a few pages back in the topic.

[ivo]

Thanks a lot Kurfürst