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“My Baby” had a day off. How “Mac” got to fly a B-17
from Bassingbourn to Stoney Cross can only be
guessed. This may have been an opportunity to
break in or “zero time” a new engine, but clearly
“Mac” had another mission on his mind – to visit
his buddy, Lt Y. Z. Garner, based in Salisbury.
Finding “Mac”:
An Amateur Sleuth Goes to Work.
In September, 1994 I found a new resource that
proved key to unlocking the mystery of who “Mac
was and how he was lost over Germany. Again,
following the suggestions of the NASM Archive’s
staff, I found another English author who focused
on the 91st BG. Ray Bowden’s book Plane Names
and Fancy Dames is a treasure trove of 91st BG
aircraft names, nose art, and history of each of
the aircraft that Bowden has been able to get
images of and information on. The artwork and
name on “My Baby” was painted by T/Sgt. Antho-
ny L. “Tony” Starcer, “…destined to be one of the
most prolific and skilled nose art painters in the
entire USAAF.” Starcer painted most of the best
known aircraft in the 91st BG including the “Mem-
phis Belle,” “Chow Hound,” “Man O War,” and “Shoo,
Shoo, Shoo Baby.” The figure on the left nose of
“My Baby” was modeled on a photo of Brazilian
dancer and Hollywood movie star, Carmen Miran-
da. A single color image shows lettering for “My
Baby” was red with a black shadow on a white
field with a yellow decorative frame.
Bowden’s write-up on “My Baby” contains a great
deal of information and dispelled several pre-
conceptions I had. She was a B-17G, distinguished
from earlier models by a chin turret. Her serial
number was 42-107033. She was shot down by
fighters on September 5, 1944, on a mission to
the I.G. Farben Chemical Works in Ludwigshafen,
Germany. It was her 58th mission, but only the
second mission for her young pilot, Lt Ernest
Robert “Bob” Kelley, who survived the shoot down.
Seventeen different pilots and crews had flown
her. My first preconception, that a pilot and crew
were assigned an aircraft and stayed with that
aircraft until they had met the required mission
total and returned to the States, proved incor-
rect.. Of the pilots mentioned in Bowden’s history,
none had Irish or Scottish last names that began
with Mc or Mac. But the September Fail To Return
(FTR) date matches my Dad’s “one month” later
time frame, I thought that perhaps Lt. Kelley’s
nickname might be “Mac” and he had not been
killed after all. But how to find out was my next
challenge. Ray Bowden quoted Kelley several
times in his notes, so I wrote to Bowden to find
out if Kelley was alive and if so, how to contact
him.
Bowden was happy to get the information on
my dad’s “joy ride’ in “My Baby” and graciously
gave me his contact information for Ernest “Bob”
Kelley which indicated that he lived in northern
California. My call that was picked up by “Bob”
Kelley who was surprised, but very pleased that
someone was calling him about his mission in
“My Baby.” He gave me much information while
trying to recall names fifty years in his past. Soon
he recalled that “Mac” was Lt David McCarty Jr.,
who was in the same 322nd BS that Kelley was
in. Kelley also recalled that McCarty was lost on
another mission over Germany, but had no further
details. But he provided a wealth of information
“My Baby” photographed in early or mid-summer, 1944. Photo shows 43 mission markings. She would be shot down by fighters on September 5, 1944
on her 58th mission. [Kelley]
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