One of the best air shows ever for me as a teenager was the RAF Upper Heyford 1973 Open House at which the Blue Angels performed with the F-4J. There was a year when both the Thunderbirds (F-4E) and the Blue Angels (F-4J) were there - not sure if that was 1973 or a year or so later.
20 TFW had only recently (September 1970) made the huge transition from the F-100 to the F-111E and numerous NATO air arms displayed singleton / pairs / teams of F-104G - always loved that J79 howl !
