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Movie Pearl Harbor Verified [repack]
Critics and veterans have noted significant "Hollywood liberties" taken for dramatic effect:
: Despite being based on them, the film never mentions Kenneth Taylor or George Welch by name, replacing them with fictional versions. Taylor himself famously called the movie a "piece of trash" that was "completely distorted". Technical Errors : movie pearl harbor verified
The movie ends with the Doolittle Raid, which occurred in April 1942—four months after Pearl Harbor. The film implies that Rafe and Danny (who were at Pearl Harbor) immediately went to train for the raid. The actual Doolittle Raiders came from the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium), none of whom were at Pearl Harbor. Furthermore, the film shows B-25 bombers taking off from an aircraft carrier during a storm. This is accurate—they did take off from the USS Hornet . However, the film shows fighter escorts. The real Doolittle Raiders had no fighter escorts. The film implies that Rafe and Danny (who
The main characters, Rafe and Danny, are loosely based on real-life U.S. Army Air Corps pilots George Welch Kenneth Taylor This is accurate—they did take off from the USS Hornet