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Originally Posted by robtek
Wasn't only the 2nd groups Blenheims using it in the outer tanks for take off and escaping?
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Well they were ordered late 1938 so by late 1939 one can guess everything switched to 100 octane (the conversion to use 100 octane is not exactly a staggering piece of engineering achievement) but so far that is a guess, I also believe bomber command was cleared for the use of 100 octane in 1940.
Crumpp's theory on BoB being a transitional period is daft, the fuel transition was complete by the start, the only transition was the introduction of new marks of Spitfire.
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