Wish you could launch your over-gross Wellington but you won't clear the trees at the end of the field...?
The Royal Aircraft Establishment was working on the solution - just 'chuck'em into the sky'
OK, so there may have been some technical obstacles, but...
Archaeologists Unearth World War II-Era Air Catapult System In UK
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...-system-in-uk/
and the Twitter (X) thread on the subject with additional links: https://twitter.com/WW2Airfields/status/1712029494637117779
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