Originally Posted by
midnight cruiser
That was my reaction too - just flying it on sideways works ok on a wet runway, but not ok on a dry one - huge side loads on the gear and tends to lift the upwind wing, which can be the start of a lurching, messy roll out. Quite nice landing for the conditions, but IMHO, not particularly an example of superior stick and rudder skills a propos the subject.
Once the drift disappears the aircraft is not on the centreline, it is lined up on the downwind part of the runway probably because the cockpit was lined up on the centreline which isn't the best idea in a crosswind.
Not kicking off the drift was standard F4 Phantom technique because it had such strong landing gear. Horses for courses.