Starboard (Right) Side - Port has DOPEY - Nose Art Inspiration - ALBERTO VARGAS

Info Contributor - Danny Viola

My Father, Sgt. Gerald Viola (Aircraft Electrician), painted DOPEY using block letters on the port side, at an Italian airfield. On the starboard side, he painted (at the request of the Pilot) a composite picture using a Vargas painting and a picture of the pilot's girl friend, KATHYRN ANNE, which was written in script. My father also painted BASHFUL (42-78443) and SNOW WHITE (V2).

Research Team Comments: Interned in Switzerland 8 Apr 45.

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