Originally Posted by
tartare
That's staggering - amazing they kept flying - although I suppose it's simply a denser fluid...
Some photos/videos can be deceptive depending on factors such as viewing angle while without context lots can be surmised that is not true. The S-2 is flying into SEASPRAY, recall the flight deck in this instance is probably some fifty feet ASL. Sure WX is rough while perhaps the launch is mistimed however the aircraft is not disappearing into a wave but the spray from the wave below it. Nevertheless it is a spectacular video. It is a free deck take off in a storm, with the story on the internet and probably in my big PDF - I'll look.
Story here is just INaccurate:
The Time a Plane Launched Directly Into a Wave (popularmechanics.com)
S-2 Tracker Free Take Off into a Wave Spray High WOD Heroes