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.

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