362nd Fighter Group Question

[yankedudel]

Dear all,
A gentleman in another forum is looking for marking info for his Great Uncle's P-47 he flew (and died in) in 1945 for an artists rendering.  He was with the 362nd FG, 378th FS.  My sources show a green cowling with a red vertical stabilizer tip. 

This gentleman has the serial number: 44-33116 and wonders if anyone knows the end of the code of this aircraft.  He knows it starts with g8-?.

No come on group you all are the ones I know I can count on for any info or images.

Thanks in advance,
Mark (YAF, Yank)

[Captfish]

do you have the pilots name?

[Captfish]

http://www.web-birds.com/9th/362/362nd.htm

[Captfish]

http://193.93.173.189/military/p-10937-362nd-fg-jugs.aspx

http://www.hobbybuy.com/us/prodi.asp?pid=DRW50210#

[yankedudel]

do you have the pilots name?

From the MACR:
"While on a dive bombing mission in the Bingen, Germany area, we let down through the overcast to about 1,500 feet in search of a target. While flying northwest along the Rhine River we got intense heavy and light flak. My wingman and I (Firebrick blue 3 & 4) broke left of our Firebrick Blue flight leader. Blue Two (Lt. Cowles) broke to the right also trying to evade flak. I turned back to the right to see them but the flak was still heavy so I turned left again. I looked back over my shoulder and saw a big cloud of black smoke coming up from the ground. This was just north of Nord Ingelheim, about six miles west of Bingen, Germany. Lt. Cowles was not seen after this."

That is all I got from him.