skypilot,one of my best events in my AF career was a ride in a T-38 in ‘69. Pilot was Carol Bobko who later flew the shuttle. At the time he and a dozen other AF Manned Orbiting Laboratory astronauts were waiting to be reassigned after MOL was cancelled. I was their weather officer and I was reassigned to VietNam.
Larry
It was a kick in the pants, wasn't it? Good for you, and you had one heck of a pilot flying you. Did you ride in the front? The first time I went up in the T-28 (called your "Dollar Ride"), I was amazed. It felt like flying an empty beer can with Estes rockets strapped to it.
Formation flying in the T-38 was challenging, but I found formation flying in it much, much improved over other aircraft because of the T-38s raw power. You could think about getting back into position, and the aircraft would respond.