It is a neat machine, even if it was the result of a total misinterpretation of his interviews with F-86 pilots after Korea.
Keep in mind that the three basic designs were very different in various aspects.
The C, as described was the one used by the USAF.
The G had the same size wing albeit the extra mountings as described, and was of course used in large numbers by Nato countries and a bunch others.
and the S, the Italian and most advanced version. It had considerably larger wings and AIM-7 capability. It was the ultimate developement with a more powerful version of the J-79.
Yrs ago, there was a really lousy movie staring the guy who played Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica, about UFOs messing around over Italy. There's some fairly good flying scenes with 104Ss and Tornados. I forget the bloody name though, was a lousy movie, but some good flying.