SHY-CHI BABY

Serial No.: 44-40920 Model: B-24J-185-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

136

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-40920

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


SHY-CHI BABY

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-185-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

4856

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

05/20/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

05/26/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

05/29/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

05/31/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

05/30/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

06/15/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

06/26/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

06/28/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

08/1944

STATION:

Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

08/28/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Langgoer

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

37 AU + 55 PH = 92

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

Kingman, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

11/01/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 

                NOTES:              


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: SHY-CHI BABY
Serial No.: 44-40920
Model: B-24J-185-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: SHY-CHI BABY
Serial No.: 44-40920
Model: B-24J-185-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

36321335

M/Sgt

Edmund S. Babinksi

 

37124815

T/Sgt

William (NMI) Nau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

SHY-CHI BABY

Serial No.:  44-40920 Model: B-24J-185-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 

Source:  http://www.halun.com/images/dal42.JPG

 


 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

 

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 174.

 


Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 360.

 

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 170; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 298.

 

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 272.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 155.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 106.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 497.

 

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/shy-chibaby.htm

 

Smolek's Crew

Source:  George Gerards.

 

Source:  Dan Stockton..  

 

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