American Fuel Won The Battle of Britain

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Originally Posted by Atcham Tower

I was under the impression that scientists at the Shell Lab at Stanlow, Cheshire devised high-octane fuel for RAF fighters.

I believe that was the BAM fuel of 95/100 octane.

UK Theatre 100 grade fuel consumption
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from the thread:

The procurement of 100-octane fuel for RAF use involved the use of
several sources of supply, and was not contingent upon supply from the
United States in isolation, as Table 2 indicates.

Table2. 100 Octane fuel production: current production estimates
exclusive of American domestic production, November 1940. From PRO
AIR 19/254 - 23A

Plant Production (tons per annum)
Heysham, UK 150,000
Billingham, UK 15,000
Stanlow, UK 55,000
Abadan 50,000
Trinidad 80,000
Palembang, Dutch East Indies 50,000
Pladejoe, Dutch East Indies 50,000
Aruba, Dutch West Indies 50,000