.....back in the day when you could just fly your out-of-country-registered jet around the pattern and then stop in for a snack.......
Republic used to be a great company for kids. In the 60s they sent me a bunch of plans to build solid models of various Republic early jets.
That shot of the Italian team still reminds me of Ramstein AFB in 1988 when 70 people were killed and 500 injured. I was in Germany at the time at 4ATAF HQ in Heidelberg, but luckily not at the airshow.