Would this be the same Buc that carried a full load at 250ft (or below) that
the F16s and F15s were BANNED (yes you did read that right) from fighting in
the weeds due to the severe performance advantage enjoyed by the Buc. Not
sure if its true, but I've heard that at least one f16(?) tried to fight in
the weeds, and ended up becoming a weed?

What utter Bullsh**. The Buc would not last 5 minutes in the same sky
with an F -15 or an F-16. It was, repeat was, a fine a/c thirty years
ago, now it is a museum piece.

Al Minyard