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Dog Boats received high-octane aviation fuel

High-performance petrol engines tied coastal-force speed to the same specialized fuel supply used by wartime aviation.

Question

Did Dog Boats receive the 130- and 150-octane fuel used by the RAF in 1944 and 1945?

Short answer

Yes. The boats obtained the high-octane fuel.

Notes

The answer directly confirms the use of high-octane fuel. That fits the powerful Packard and Griffon engines discussed for the Fairmile D. It also reveals a logistical dependency behind the boat's headline speed, because high-output petrol machinery required the right fuel as well as skilled maintenance. The exchange gives no quantities or performance comparisons, so it is a precise confirmation rather than a complete fuel study.