Nice to see an F4 correctly attired with CBLS and SUU23. The only better fit was SNEB. This must be a later 'A' as the original 6 Sqn A was XV 400.
But back to the thread, the F4 was not an aircraft that endeared itself to the crew because of it's excellent handling, but rather as an aircraft that could take a pounding and so was a good wargoer. Seem to remember that it was quite physical requiring a lot of muscle to manoeuvre, and using rudder to roll was alien at first. However, rudder use soon became second nature, and rumour has it that the 43 Sqn QFI (one JA) when asked to give a squadron brief on high AOA handling, before a combat phase, stood up and said: "When it buffets use your boots", and then sat down. I suppose the abiding memories of the Toom were noise (our aircraft had a continual whine from mismatched electronics), sweat and fun. I am sure that the other mudmovers have similar memories.