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Japanese captured P-51
« on: August 12, 2014, 11:54:05 PM »

Not too many skins for allied captured aircraft by the Japanese. The aircraft is a P-51C-11-NT, it was flown by Lt. Oliver E. Strawbridge, and was Named Evalina.
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Re: Japanese captured P-51
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2014, 04:32:02 AM »

http://www.ghostgrey.gaetanmarie.com/articles/2010/Japanese%20Mustang/Evalina%20%20-%20The%20Japanese%20Mustang.htm

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I'm Lt. Oliver E. Stawbridge's grandaughter, although I never knew him. My grandfather was not the one flying his P51 that day. Apparently some other pilot flew his plane that day and ended up landing in a rice field after being shot down. I don't know what happened to that pilot, but my grandfather lived until 1987, I think. Evalina was his girlfriend's name at the time, I think, but he never ended up marrying her. My Grandma's name was Ruth Anne.

~Sara


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Pilot flying the aircraft that day was Second Lt Sam McMillan. He now lives in Connecticum (info from 2000). The source of the information is an article of Henry Sakaida in Flight Journal. It seems that one of Sara's relatives contributed to this article with some photos, as they are credited to Susan Strawbridge Bryant.

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Re: Japanese captured P-51
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2014, 11:10:16 AM »

http://www.ghostgrey.gaetanmarie.com/articles/2010/Japanese%20Mustang/Evalina%20%20-%20The%20Japanese%20Mustang.htm

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Hello,

I'm Lt. Oliver E. Stawbridge's grandaughter, although I never knew him. My grandfather was not the one flying his P51 that day. Apparently some other pilot flew his plane that day and ended up landing in a rice field after being shot down. I don't know what happened to that pilot, but my grandfather lived until 1987, I think. Evalina was his girlfriend's name at the time, I think, but he never ended up marrying her. My Grandma's name was Ruth Anne.

~Sara


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Pilot flying the aircraft that day was Second Lt Sam McMillan. He now lives in Connecticum (info from 2000). The source of the information is an article of Henry Sakaida in Flight Journal. It seems that one of Sara's relatives contributed to this article with some photos, as they are credited to Susan Strawbridge Bryant.

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That's some cool back story, and isn't it frowned upon to fly someone else's plane?
RDDR, https://www.mediafire.com/download/1jmaokdkfpgd3k9/P51C_Evalina_USAAF.rar
Are there any links with the skin with the Japanese markings? Because I suck with modifying skins. If not Thanks for the skins anyway.
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Re: Japanese captured P-51
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2014, 12:27:22 PM »

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Re: Japanese captured P-51
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2014, 01:10:10 PM »

AWESOME man! Thank you so much.
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Re: Japanese captured P-51
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2014, 01:48:46 PM »

Hi all,
@ steven197106
Thank you for the link.  :)
@redbaron
check here:
  http://akitu.client.jp/nhk/download/E_il2_hinomaru.htm
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Re: Japanese captured P-51
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2014, 02:40:15 PM »

Where was this two days ago! This is amazing, thank you.
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