Got it and thanks..but a T-2, after the tip tanks are removed, with a
little
engine work, could probably do 450kts+...

IIRC, there was an unlimited project that was going to use T-2 wings.
Compared to WW2 vintage A/C, the T-2 wings are pretty slick. The current
T-2C, with engines producing about 2/3's of their advertised thrust, will
exceed 400 knots level. Get some low-time J-85's and 450 with tips is a
pretty reasonable expectation. And that's knots, not mph. Translate that
to Reno altitudes and I think the Trusty Tubbyjet would outperform the
unlimiteds.

Now the A-4 SuperFox is a whole new ballgame. Finest non-a/b jet of all
time IMO.

R / John