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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 (5th AF), 8th Fighter Group (8th FG), 80th Fighter Squadron (80th FS) "Headhunters". Assigned to pilot Major Jay T. Robbins with crew chief S/Sgt. H. P. Mosback. On the left nose gun cowling was the nickname "Jandina IV" in a black cursive font with a red outline, the fourth aircraft assigned to Robbins with that nickname. The nickname was an abbreviation for his nickname "Jay" and his wife's nickname "Ina" joined together with a phonetic pronunciation of "Juan-Deena". To the left of the nickname was the nose art of a Buddha figure wearing a black robe red trim and shoes with both hands raised upward. On the left side of the nose below the cockpit was "Maj. Jay T. Robbins". Below was his scoreboard with twenty-one Japanese rising sun flags (4x4x4x4x4x1) his aerial victory claims as of August 17, 1944. Later, a twenty-second Japanese rising sun flag representing his last aerial victory on November 14, 1944. Below the scoreboard was "-Crew- SSgt H.P. Mosback". On the left engine outer cowling was "Ina Louise" in black, his wife's first name and middle name. 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. Likely, on August 17, 1944 piloted by Major Jay T. Robbins when he claimed his 21st aerial victory flying a P-38J-15. 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) Thanks to Robbie Robbins for additional information Contribute
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