VIII Fighter Command CIRCUS 257
2 February 1943Description
4th Fighter Group participates in two operations on this date: 24 Spitfires are despatched to support and escort 12 RAF Venturas on RAF Circus 257; 9 Spitfires are despatched on routing ship patrols.
Mission Details
Description: FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Escort for 12 RAF Venturas on Circus 257.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 25
ENGLISH COAST
Description: FIGHTER PATROL
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Notes: Defensive patrol of English Coast.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 9
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16021821 / O-724085
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
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'.