There was a program on The History Channel about the Doolittle Raiders.
There were white lines on a satellite field way back in the woods at Eglin. It was the same length as The Hornet’s deck.
They got a guy who owned a fully restored B-25 to see if he could match their feat. He revved the engines and released the brakes. He couldn’t take off before passing the line.
Later the flier mentioned that during WWII they had 115 octane gas which could be the difference.
Even the WWII carriers could put a lot of wind over the deck too - right down the flight line. Can’t turn a field into the wind.
With all due respect, 'No sh*t, Sam Snead - how many knots of wind did the guy have? From the look of the sea state, Hornet must have had 30 knots over the deck.