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Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 422-3847. At the factory, completed with an unpainted aluminum finish with olive drab on the upper nose and inner sides of the engine nacelles for anti-glare. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38J-15-LO Lightning serial number 43-28832. Disassembled and shipped to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 8th Fighter Group, 80th Fighter Squadron "Headhunters". Assigned to pilot Major Jay T. Robbins with crew chief S/Sgt. H. P. Mosback. Nicknamed "Jandina IV". The nose art was an oriental god with its hands above its head. The nickname "Jandina" was the name of all five of the aircraft assigned to pilot Jay T. Robbins and was an abbreviation for his nickname "Jay" and his wife's "Ina", joined to form "Jandina". His five aircraft were: P-38H "Jandina" 42-668??, P-38J "Jandina II" 42-67590, P-38J "Jandina III" 42-103988, P-38 "Jandina IV" 43-28832 and P-80A "Jandina V" 44-85112. Between June 1944 until August 1944 flown by Robbins and claimed his 19th and 20th aerial victories and likely was flown on August 17, 1944 when he claimed his 21st and November 14, 1944 when he claimed his final 22nd aerial victory. On June 16, 1944 took off piloted by Major Jay T. Robbins on a mission over Samate and claimed two aerial victories, his nineteenth and twentieth aerial victory claims. The ultimate fate of this aircraft is unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-38J-15-LO Lightning 43-28832 USAF Historical Study No. 85 USAF Credits For The Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II Alphabetical: Robbins Jay T., Alphabetical, by theater of operation (SWP) Robbins, Chronological List, 80th FTR SQ Stars & Bars (1995) page 525 (Robbins 06/16/44) Attack & Conquer (1995) by John Stanaway pages 92, 176 (color photo), 292 (photo) Contribute
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