Sky Chief

Sky Chief is an electro-mechanical (EM), single-player pinball machine manufactured by United Manufacturing Company of Chicago in April 1945. Facts indicate it is a "Converted Game," suggesting it was adapted from or into another title, a common practice among manufacturers during the World War II era when materials and production were constrained.

As a 1945 EM machine, Sky Chief predates the invention of player-controlled flippers by two years, so its gameplay would have relied on plunging, table skill, and relay-driven scoring mechanisms such as bumpers and switches rather than flipper control.

Limited information is available on Sky Chief's designer, theme, or notable features, but its wartime-era origins and status as a converted game make it an interesting piece for collectors studying pinball manufacturing during the 1940s.