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Title: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Frodo on June 29, 2019, 03:45:51 PM: http://www.ghostgrey.gaetanmarie.com/articles/2010/Japanese%20Mustang/Evalina%20%20-%20The%20Japanese%20Mustang.htm
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: pembquist on June 29, 2019, 04:31:26 PM: So what happened to strawbridge?
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Frodo on June 29, 2019, 06:32:47 PM: I was wondering the same thing.
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Vraciu on June 29, 2019, 06:36:56 PM: I was astonished with its performance. Turn characteristics were splendid, almost the same as the Ki-84 in a horizontal turn.

:rofl

Not in here!
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Vraciu on June 29, 2019, 06:41:18 PM: Quote from: pembquist on June 29, 2019, 04:31:26 PM
So what happened to strawbridge?

He survived the war and died an old man having never married his Mustang’s namesake. :salute
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: davidpt40 on June 29, 2019, 09:37:36 PM: Looks like Oliver E. Strawbridge made it home ok. He died in 1987 at age 66 in Illinois.
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: davidpt40 on June 29, 2019, 09:41:44 PM: Oh, the story has a twist! While it was Strawbridge's plane, another pilot was flying it. I just read a post by Strawbridge's granddaughter. Lt. Sam McMillan was flying Evalina the day it was captured. He made it home also.

See this link for info by his granddaughter.
https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php?topic=42138.0
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Frodo on June 29, 2019, 10:11:40 PM: :aok
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Vraciu on June 30, 2019, 04:27:01 AM: Quote from: Vraciu on June 29, 2019, 06:41:18 PM
He survived the war and died an old man having never married his Mustang’s namesake. :salute

“On January 16th, 1945, 2nd Lt. Sam McMillan was flying P-51, ‘Evalina’ (the Mustang was actually the mount of 1st Lt. Oliver Strawbridge, ‘Evalina’ being his girlfriend) when he was hit by AA Flak and landed at the Japanese-held Suchin airfield in China. McMillan became a POW and his Mustang was rapidly seized by Japanese troops.

“Both Strawbridge and McMillan survived the war and lived to old age. Although Strawbridge never did marry Evalina…”

https://imodeler.com/2019/01/on-this-day-january-16th/
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: 800nate800 on August 25, 2019, 11:54:09 AM: i wonder how the performance was on the jap fuel.
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: Volron on August 25, 2019, 12:58:08 PM: Quote from: 800nate800 on August 25, 2019, 11:54:09 AM
i wonder how the performance was on the jap fuel.

Complete garbage I'd wager. They never had "good" fuel to begin with though.
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: 800nate800 on August 31, 2019, 05:27:00 PM: Quote from: Volron on August 25, 2019, 12:58:08 PM
Complete garbage I'd wager. They never had "good" fuel to begin with though.
id say it ran probably terrible lol
Title: Re: Evalina – the Japanese Mustang
Post by: icepac on September 01, 2019, 11:21:38 AM: Remember that the planes of WW2 had compression ratios of around 6:1.

Proper ignition timing and a rich mixture can stave off detonation at some pretty high boost pressures.