The top mistakes in Midway http://www.moviemistakes.com/film831 en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:55:38 +0000 5101 American carriers did not have angled decks until after W.W.II. 9635 Another "Recycled Footage Segment" via Tora! Tora! Tora!: When 3 Officers on Midway come out of their bunker and say that the runway is still operational, the footage of the B-17 with the landing gear problem mentioned elsewhere is blatantly used. 5104 Utility poles are visible in the scene of the Japanese aircraft carrier launching planes for the first attack on Midway. 5100 Several shots identifying the American and Japanese carriers are actually those of late W.W.II and Korean War era Essex-class carriers. 19069 During the scene when Torpedo Eight squadron is slaughtered during its attack on Nagumo's carriers, Ensign George Gay's aircraft changes appearance several times. This is due to the different snippets of wartime footage being cobbled together. When the squadron commences its attack, his plane is a Vindicator. When his plane is the last one left, it has changed into an SBD Dauntless. When Gay's plane has been hit and is diving towards the sea, it has become an Avenger. Finally, when his aircraft hits the water, it has become a Hellcat.