Ed,
Thanks, as ever, for your work on posting these. Your last, single, photo (
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=171314926551) is the formation assembly ship of the 466 Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. This machine was known in the unit as "The Rum Runner" although the name was not painted on the plane. This from my friend who was a tail gunner in the unit.
GRM