The Mighty Eighth Air Force
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25 January 1943

MONDAY, 25 JANUARY 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
VIII Fighter Command Circus 255: 17 Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter
Group escort RAF Bostons on uneventful Circus 255. Circus is a large number
of fighters escorting a small number of bombers in an attempt to get the
Luftwaffe to respond.