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Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 2101. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38J-10-LO Lightning serial number 42-67590. Disassembled and shipped overseas and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 8th Fighter Group (8th FG), 80th Fighter Squadron (80th FS) "Headhunters". Squadron Letter "A" was painted in yellow on the left side of the nose covering the first digit of the constructors number. Assigned to pilot Captain Jay T. Robbins with crew chief SSgt Devereaux. Previously, Robbins was assigned P-38H "Jandina" 42-66820. Nicknamed "Jandina" (Jandina II) but the name was not painted on the aircraft. The nickname was an abbreviation for his nickname "Jay" and his wife's nickname "Ina" joined together with a phonetic pronunciation of "Juan-Deena". On the left nose gun cowling was the nose art of a Buddha figure wearing a robe with both hands raised upward the. Below the cockpit on the left side of the nose was "Pilot Capt J. T. Robbins" and below "Crew Chief SSgt Devereaux" in yellow block leters. Below was Robbins scoreboard with Japanese rising sun flags (5x5x5x1) representing his aerial victory claims as of March 31, 1944. Afterwards, Robbins was assigned P-38J "Jandina III" 42-103988. Sometime after late March 1944, this aircraft was transfered to the 475th Fighter Group (475th FG) "Satan's Angels", 432nd Fighter Squadron (432nd FS) "Clover". The prior markings were over painted and a four leaf clover painted at the tip of the nose with a white band around the inner propeller spinners. Assigned an unknown three tail number in the range of 140-169. Ultimate fate of this aircraft is unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Some sources refer to this aircraft as Jandina II or second Jandina. USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-38J-10-LO Lightning 42-67590 Attack & Conquer (1995) by John Stanaway pages 169 (profile), 290 (photo) P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI (1997) by John Stanaway pages 27 (October 24, 1943), 35-36 (March 30, 1944), 37 (March 31, 1944), 38-39 (April 12, 1944) 45 (photo), 50 (profile 16 "Betty" [sic Jandina]), 84 (Robbins meeting Bong), 89 (ace 5th AF, Robbins), 93 (profile 16 description "Betty" [sic Jandina]) (Page 93) "One of the first J-models to arrive in-theatre, this machine is unlikely to have ben used by Robbins to score any of his kills, as from the New Year through to the end of March, the 80th saw litle action. As CO, Robbins had the spinners on his fighter decorated in non-standard red, white and blue colours perhaps as an aid to identification when flying in formation." Robbie Robbins (son) adds: "The last two flags are white and represent victories on 26 December 1943. Apparently they got confirmed later. Flags not painted in because he started flying new P-38J "Jandina III" on January 1, 1944. [The scoreboard] artifact was sent to me in 2020 from the son of a WWII Army engineer who found Jandina II scrapped at Dobodura. He thought plane might have belonged to an acquaintance of his from VA. Brought home after war. Family used it for school show and tell for generations. Connected with me through a P-38 pilot that knew me." Thanks to Robbie Robbins for additional information Contribute
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