It actually reminded me of the footage of the Doolittle Raid B-25s launching from Hornet.
That first B-25 pilot must have had balls of steel. Deck was shortest for him. All the rest were stacked behind him. That’s Stunning.
Lt Ted Lawson (pilot of “The Ruptured Duck”) forgot to lower his flaps for takeoff from the Hornet. His B-25 almost crashed into the sea.