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by throwaway0a5e 2150 days ago
"According to one source, some raw material (possibly the solvent) used for the production of FLIT was similar to that used for LF-1A fuel for the Lockheed U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, causing a nationwide shortage of bug spray in 1955. Fuel LF-1A was produced by Shell.[6]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLIT

The citation is a book source and it's a book I don't own I can't vouch for the legitimacy.