As a child I asked my father what was the tail number the F-86 plane he flew when he was a pilot of the 11th Fighter Squadron in Talara AFB. My love of assembling scale models had led me to complete a small model of F-86 and I wanted to give it a touch of realism and nostalgia. My father had retired to just under 10 years ago and his love for the air force had not diminished. In my childish mind I could perceive the nostalgia of my father. He constantly repeated that flying and sports were the most important activities of his life. In reality it was his family since I grew up with the devoted love of my parents and the permanent presence of my father. Arming the small model and giving it a personal touch was my way of returning the love that my father lavished on me every day. "The plane Saber that I was flying was one, seven, six ..." 176 was going to be. My childish hands barely finished the model and became the permanent presence of the small exhibitio...