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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Logistics are critical but they do not answer operational questions.
The only way to answer an operational question is with operational documentation. In this case, the document which details the operation of the aircraft is the Operating Notes. The portion that is a legal document connected to the airworthiness of the aircraft will reflect the latest authorization for the type.
The statement "all Fighter Command was using 100 Octane July 1940" is not backed up by the facts.
The statement "100 Octane was used during the Battle of Britain" is correct and backed up by the facts.
Nothing more needs to be said until you find an earlier dated version of the Operating Notes that specify all operational units.
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In this case, the document which details the operation of the aircraft is the Operating Notes. The portion that is a legal document connected to the airworthiness of the aircraft will reflect the latest authorization for the type
This is where we differ. It my belief that if I have an official document that says that 100 octane was intalled at a station or that it was in use in a combat report then it was by definition, in use, at that station or in that squadron.
If your manual is dated later, then all that proves is that your manual is later. It doesn't mean that the fuel wasn't used until the date of the manual