A biog. of the gentleman on the sled can be found here: <a href="http://www.stapp.org/stapp.html" target="_blank">http://www.stapp.org/stapp.html</a> and here: <a href="http://www.zianet.com/space/stapp.html" target="_blank">http://www.zianet.com/space/stapp.html</a>
. .The carrier-borne type that deposited its pilot back on deck was, I think, a Yak-38 (NATO name Forger), a STOVL design specifically made for the Russian Navy.
The Buccaneer accident resembled that of the (ground-borne) USN F-4 in that both seemed to have a severe case of jammed upward elevator trim. By contrast, the Sea Vixen just sailed off the end and immediately pancaked in the water so I took that to be a "cold" catapult shot.
Further comments welcomed.