3 February 1943

WEDNESDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Fighter Command Circus 258 (a Circus was a large force of fighters
escorting a small force of bombers to entice the Luftwaffe up to fight): 22
Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group escort 12 Venturas on an
uneventful Circus 258.
The 4th Fighter Group also flies 25 sorties on uneventful offensive
missions.