DRAIN ON PETROL SUPPLY
LONDON, July 4.—A twin-engined bomber doing 300 miles an hour burns up L7(J gallons of petrol an hour. I 1 lying , a,t an economical speed it consumesAon.lv a quarter the amount of petrol.
Bombers operating, over hostile territory, going at full speed as they will have to. will pse an enormous quantity of fuel.
A squadron ol 12 "'ill use over 2000 gnlions an hour. The drain on the petrol resources oI a country’ cut ’"off from the sea will' be unbearable.
‘ 1 HUNGRY ’ ’ BOMBERS
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 224, 23 August 1939, Page 3
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89DRAIN ON PETROL SUPPLY Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 224, 23 August 1939, Page 3
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