The Mighty Eighth - Wednesday, 20 January 1943

WEDNESDAY, 20 JANUARY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
Twenty-two Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly three missions.
Two engage in a Rhubarb (small number of aircraft attacking ground targets
usually in bad weather) and attack three locomotives at Calais, France; 14
fly an interception mission; and six fly defensive patrols. One aircraft
is damaged beyond repair.