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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". Assigned to pilot Captain Jay T. Robbins with crew chief SSgt Devereaux. Squadron Letter "A" was painted in yellow on the left side of the nose. Nicknamed "Jandina II" by Jay T. Robbins as the second aircraft assigned to him with that nickname, an abbreviation of his name "Jay" and his wife's nickname "Ina" joined together but the nickname was not painted on the nose. On the left side of the nose on the nose gun cowling was the nose art of a Buddha figure wearing a robe with both hands raised upward. Below the cockpit on the left side of the nose was "Pilot Capt J. T. Robbins" in yellow block leters and a scoreboard with Japanese rising sun flags representing his aerial victory claims until December 26, 1943. Below was stenciled "Crew Chief SSgt Devereaux". 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 USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-38J-10-LO Lightning 42-67590 Attack & Conquer (1995) by John Stanaway page 290 (photo) 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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