The Mighty Eighth - Tuesday, 2 February 1943

TUESDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Bomber Command Mission 32: 61 B-17s and 22 B-24s are dispatched
against the Hamm, Germany marshalling yards. The formation encounters bad
weather over the North Sea and returns to base.
VIII Fighter Command Circus 257 (a Circus was a heavy fighter escort of a
small force of attack or bomber aircraft to entice the Luftwaffe up): 25
Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group escort 12 Venturas on an
uneventful Circus. Nine other Spitfires of the 4th Fighter Group fly an
uneventful ship patrol.