I mean the anime stars a host of mid-late cold war era aircraft.... The 2 OVAs, starred Phantoms, Crusaders, A-4s the F-5, an F-105 Thunderchief and the F-20 Tigershark for the good guys and MiG-15, 17 and 23's for the opposing side....
While the anime even starred a Tomcat, and the same migs for the bad guys...
I mean, they even had the IAI Kfir make an appearance in the OVA, so i think it would be cool if the Sea Vixen made an appearance in the series at least, as it's set in the mid-late Cold war, when these aircraft were flying. (if I recall correctly)
Area 88 is a great anime about fighters, so I'd recommend it despite it not being the most realistic