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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Comparative analysis of Aero Mobiloil Red Band and Green Band specifications.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 145\1\  scan0136
Date  3rd January 1935 guessed
  
AERO MOBILOIL RED BAND. AERO MOBILOIL GREEN BAND.

Specific Gravity .882 .888
Pour Test Fls.{F. Llewellyn Smith - Frames}@ 0°F 0°F
Open Flash Point 505 530°F
Closed Flash Point 475°F 510°F
Fire Point 570°F 595°F
Redwood Viscosity
@ 70°F 3245" 5240"
@ 100°F 1051" 1545"
@ 140°F 327" 460"
@ 200°F 100" 124"
Colour 40 80
Compound Nil Nil
SO₃ 0.002% 0.002%
Conradson 0.22% 0.28%
R.Coke before oxidation 0.23% 0.30%
R.Coke after oxidation 0.72% 0.71%
Inc.Viscosity 1.34 times 1.13 times
Poises @ 100°F 2.36 3.50
Poises @ 200°F 0.202 0.258

This meets the Air
Ministry DTD.109
Specification.
  
  


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