In 1973 or 74 while in the USAF I saw the Blue Angels and the Thunder Birds at separate events perform in F4s. Of all the planes I’ve seen them perform in, the F4 stands out as most awesome. Especially the high speed low altitude passes with those big screamers blowing your ear drums out. When fuel became an issue and they went to A4s and T38s it just wasn’t the same. The F18s and F16s are cool but just lack that swagger of the F4s.