Originally Posted by
havoc
May 10th, 1966, Lt Greg Schwalbert of VF-14 launched off a carrier at sea with his aircraft weighing in at over 34,000 lbs in high winds. Immediately after launching in winds of 33 kts over the deck, the pilot became frighteningly and most painfully aware that his wings were still in the folded position. Full story link: https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/my-wings-are-what
I have a vague suspicion that the pic above is the F-4E from KEF. But might be mistaken.