AVGAS USAGE RATES BY L-4 AND L-5 AIRCRAFT
JANUARY
FEB?VTARY —.
MRRCE
348
252
19.7
APRIL
MAY
411
534
The increasedre~~irementsfor Avgas,whioh had been made known on
26 Februaryby the Air Foroewere met by increasedfrequencyof shipments
of Avgasto Kwejalein.
Listedbelow is the tankerschedulefor the deliveryof bulk petroleum
productsto Eniwetok.
SC?TEDWLE
OFBUIK PETROLEUYSHIPhlEITTS
TO ENIWETOU
Arrived
Avga8
Black
Diesel
Eniwetok .
—
Mogas
Chewaucan(MM)
28Nov
--
--
16,000
.-
Nemas!cet
(AOG)
lDeo
--
--
--
6,000
Ashtabula(AO)
18 Jan
- -
15,000
15,000
--
Agawem (AOG)
28 Jan
14,000
--
--
Newmasket(AOG)
1
Mar
6,000
--
Ashtebula(J.0)
14Mar
Mispillion(AO)
8 Apr
Ohehalis(AOG)
lllay
-2,000
--
66,000
68,000
.-
6,000
A1l.figuresare givenin barrels(42 gallonseaual one barrel).
IcaruocopeInstallation:Shortly●fter arrivalof JTF Main Headquarters in the forwardarea, J-4 receivedInformationthat on requestof
Rear AdmfralParsonsthe Bureau of Ships had hrnished 15 icaruacopesand
standsfor use duringthe operationand that this equipmenthad been
loadedpartlyin CVE-115and partlyin AGC-7. Theseinstrumentshad given
good resultsat Bikini.
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