I make a point of asking Test Pilots which aircraft they would like to fly, given the choice.
A very experienced ex-RAF Test Pilot said " F-16, you can get 850kts IAS in that - with the Lightning one was limited to 650 kts IAS or the intake would overheat ".
I would have thought things like the F-15 or Russian jobs might do even better, but apart from the F-15 this was before the advent of the others.