Robbie Risner F-86E
The decals were drawn
in CorelDraw 11 from photos and printed on an ALPS MD-1000 printer, as
well as from a Monogram F-86F sheet and a few small stencils from the
Academy sheet. Risner's airplane had interesting markings, combining
the rabbit detective trying to read the small print on the discharge
papers, an allusion to the people recalled for the Korean conflict when
they thought they were done after WW II service, and the 4th FG 336th
Squadron markings, the Rocketeers. I have not seen these markings
done by the usual aftermarket sources or in a model kit. Risner's
story is in his book, "The Passing of the Night", which also details the
seven years he spent as a guest of the North Vietnamese after being shot
down in an F-105. In this F-86E he pushed his wingman's F-86 out of
North Korea and out to sea after it flamed out, by putting his nose into
the other airplane's tailpipe.