VIII Fighter Command CIRCUS 258
3 February 1943Description
4th Fighter Group participates in two operations on this date: 22 Spitfires are despatched to support and escort 12 RAF Venturas on RAF Circus 258, targets not determined; 25 Spitfires are despatched on offensive missions, targets not determined.
Mission Details
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Escort for 12 RAF Venturas on Circus 258.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 22
ENGLISH CHANNEL / FRENCH COAST
Description: FIGHTER SWEEP
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Offensive fighter sweeps over the Channel and near French coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 25
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 22-Dec-2014. Description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.