Refuting the claims of inaccuracies

Rating: 6/10 (29 June 2008)

I gave this movie 6 out of 10 stars for the action but when I read the reviews about being historically inaccurate I got mad.
This movie did have its bad points like the bombing of the hospital and the way the cockpit scenes showed the joystick up around the pilots chin and the way they slid all over the place when the plane turned.
But to address the claims of being historically Inaccurate all I can say is do some research.
Yes the love triangle was totally fiction but there was a lot of fact as well.
There really was an RAF Eagles squadron that took in volunteer American airman as did the French air core of WW1. It was run by the RAF and was made up of all American pilots. When the US joined the war they reverted to the US Army Air core.
As to the mention of the Flying Tigers being in England under US control made by another reviewer of this movie. They Were in China and a civilian air core up until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. When the US joined the war they reverted to the US Army Air core.
As for Cuba Gooding Jr. playing a token black in this movie, LOOK IT UP he was portraying a very important person in history. Doris Miller was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for Distinguished Service.
It really bugs me when someone tells you something is inaccurate but then the "facts" they give are even more inaccurate. Look things up before you start throwing stones.