Powerful Petrol A new and powerful aviation petrol which lias been described as the "potential knock-out 'gas' for the Japanese" is to be produced in oil refineries in America and will be used by the Super Fortresses over Japan. This new fuel has a much higher octane content than that used in the bombing of Europe, and, according to the Petroleum War Industry Council, 80 per cent of the production capacity of America's high octane aviation petrol !is ready to produce tiie new. fuel*
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 38, 9 January 1945, Page 5
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84Untitled Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 38, 9 January 1945, Page 5
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