Thanks for sharing these great pictures. Chip-if you haven't read it already, you should pick up a copy of Hell Hawks. It tells the story of the 365th Fighter Group from D-Day plus. The 365th flew the less glamorous P-47. They flew so close in their ground attack role that many of the planes would return with greenery stuck in various parts of the cowl. If you can't find it I'll send you my copy. I met the author and a P-47 pilot in 2009 at the Udvar Hazy Center.