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  P-38J-10-LO "Jandina II" Serial Number 42-67590  
USAAF
5th AF
8th FG
80th FS

Pilot History
Jay T. Robbins (Coolidge TX) was credited with a total of 22 kills at the end of the war. Later served as a Lt. General in USAF Strategic Air Command.

Aircraft History
Constructors Number 2101. Painted Olive Drab upper surfaces and neutral gray lower surfaces.

Assigned to the 8th Fighter Group, 80th Fighter Squadron "Headhunters" to pilot Robbins and crew chief SSgt Devereaux.

"Jandina" (I, II, III, IV, V) was the name of all five of the P-38's Jay T. Robbins flew during WWII. The nose art was an oriental god with its hands above its head. The nicekname stood for his nickname "Jay" and his wife's "Ina", joined to "Jandina".

Robbin's next aircraft, named "Jandina III" was P-38J 42-103988.

References
Thanks to Jason Van Der Vee for additional information

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

 

Tech Info
P-38

 

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