| Thomas O. Pierce C-47 Nose Art Gallery |
The Short Snorter Project
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Thomas O. Pierce flew 59 combat missions in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Greece during World War 2 as pilot of a B-25
Mitchell bomber. He had a hobby of photographing nose art and these rare, never before published photographs posted
here were made available by his son-in-law, Bob Chadwell. Thanks Bob!
Mitchell bomber. He had a hobby of photographing nose art and these rare, never before published photographs posted
here were made available by his son-in-law, Bob Chadwell. Thanks Bob!
| C-47 Nose Art |
| "BAG & BAGGAGE" |
| "BIG NIGGER" |
| "BLACK JACK" |
| "BOOBY TRAP" |
| "CHOW HOUND" |
| "DIRTY GERTY" |
| "DUMBO" |
| "GEORGIA PEACH" (see letter below from a pilot's daughter!) |
| "HI BABE" |
| "HI BABE" |
| "LITTLE HENRY" |
| "NELLY KELLY" |
| "STAND BY" - "IDA-LYDIA" |
| "THE ANGEL?" |
| "THE GALLOPING GREMLIN" |
| "THE POTENT PELICAN" |
| "TIME'S A WASTIN'!" |
| "WHAM BAM!" |
The following email was received in June of 2010...
"Hello, My name is Patricia Cox Cookson. I was amazed to find the recent photographs of nose art on the C-47s in
Catania. In fact, among the photos was one that I never hoped to find. My father, Lt. Donald W. Cox, was shot down over
the Netherlands on the second day of Market Garden, September 18, 1944, in the Georgia Peach, serial number
42-32806. I have no doubt that the photograph posted is that of his C-47 as a surviving veteran of the 61st TCG 53rd Sq.
positively identified it. My Father and his crew evaded the Germans and were picked up by the Dutch Underground and
eventually returned to England. I have traveled to the Netherlands on several occasions and last year, at one of the
Market Garden Commemorative events received the control yolk from the Georgia Peach. The control yolk remains in
the Netherlands in a private museum. Although I have one photo of the Georgia Peach the view is such that one cannot
see the nose art. I had always hoped to find a photograph of her nose. You can imagine my utter surprise when I found
her on the Nose Art Gallery. I was thrilled to discover her."
"Hello, My name is Patricia Cox Cookson. I was amazed to find the recent photographs of nose art on the C-47s in
Catania. In fact, among the photos was one that I never hoped to find. My father, Lt. Donald W. Cox, was shot down over
the Netherlands on the second day of Market Garden, September 18, 1944, in the Georgia Peach, serial number
42-32806. I have no doubt that the photograph posted is that of his C-47 as a surviving veteran of the 61st TCG 53rd Sq.
positively identified it. My Father and his crew evaded the Germans and were picked up by the Dutch Underground and
eventually returned to England. I have traveled to the Netherlands on several occasions and last year, at one of the
Market Garden Commemorative events received the control yolk from the Georgia Peach. The control yolk remains in
the Netherlands in a private museum. Although I have one photo of the Georgia Peach the view is such that one cannot
see the nose art. I had always hoped to find a photograph of her nose. You can imagine my utter surprise when I found
her on the Nose Art Gallery. I was thrilled to discover her."