Great Movie - One Glaring Error

Rating: 8/10 (10 November 2019)

In terms of the Spirit and realism of WWII the characters were real and loyal to the spirits and souls they represented. They say that great men, and women, rise to their best when when times are at their worst. That was certainly true for those involved during the Battle of Midway.
Still, the folks responsible for making the movie, the CGIs, made one big mistake. During the opening scenes of the battle of Midway one sees a large flight of two engine bombers going after the Japanese carriers. Problem is that Midway never had any two engine bombers. They only, ever, had the larger and heavier, four engine B-17 bombers. And, they were awfully happy to have them. The two engine bombers were B-25s just as were flown from the carriers when Tokyo was bombed. No B-17 ever took off from a carrier and no B-25 ever took off from Midway.
Also, Dan McClusky did not follow a Japanese destroyer back to the Japanese fleet. He made an educated guess that turned out to be right. God was with him that day.
Finally everyone should know that the name of the downed flyer who floated around in his life vest watching the big show was Ensign George Gay. He survived the war.
I know these things because my 100 year old father-in-law flew bombers for the Army Air Force . He ended up asan Aircraft Commander of a B-29 who flew 35 combat missions over the Empire.