Corsair Folding Wing

carrier aircrafts wing-fold in mid flight?

for carrier aircrafts, which normally incorporate folding wings
for example) f4u corsair, f8 crusader, fa 18…etc
if you fold your wings in mid-flight, woudnt it break off?
and even with the wings broken off, if the aircraft generates enough power (which is obviously not the case for the corsair but maybe [...]