Slight subject deviation if I may, I 've heard it said, though it must be difficult to draw an accurate comparison, that the Javelin would have held it's own pretty well against the F3 in terms of manoeuvrability. Interestingly, as you step back in time from the F3, the anthology finds a more agile predecessor, F-4 (Just, but I bow to the direct experience of others here) then the Lightning! I have it on good authority and record that the Lightning, nevertheless, was outclipped by the Mirage III.
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