Soviet aviation fuel: More bang for the buck or the ruble?

[Paul Thompson]

Originally Posted by Kutscha

Paul,
http://www.oilru.com/or/47/1006/

"The amount of high-octane aviation gasoline, converted into the metric system, was 1,197,587 tons, including 558,428 tons with octane numbers above 99."

Also, for those interested,
Aviation Gasoline Technology Transfer during the Second
World War: Japan, Germany and the U.S.A.

http://www.worldbhc.org/files/full%2...gyTransfer.pdf

Hello Kutscha,

I've noted the figures in the oilru article, but I am slightly hesitant to trust conversions from long tons or US gallons into metric tonnes. The greater unanswered question is when exactly the USSR began receiving Lend-Lease gasoline and how deliveries changed over time, including in terms of octane ratings of the supplied fuel. I am sure there is something on this subject in one or more of the US archives, but it may prove difficult to find.

Thank you for the second link. Do you have an idea where the author might have got his figures for peak German and Japanese gasoline consumption? Getting a graph of comsumption and superimposing it on the equivalent Allied figures would be very enlightening!

Regards,

Paul