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Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks
Thanks for sharing, lane. This one is rather unexpected, not that there was no 100 octane in Shawbury, but that they didn't continue without 100 octane.
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Reading this about 42 (Maintenance) Group:
shows that the RAF did not stock fuel at smaller airbases and that transport arrangements were flexible enough to allow the 100 Octane to be trucked to Shawbury using civilian drivers.
It also confirms that "Other Grades" meant 77 and 87 Octane fuel.
Info about Shawbury: "Home to 11 FTS and 27 MU..."
06-10-2012, 12:00 AM
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