PT 109

PT 109 (1963)

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Other mistake: In the scene in which two Japanese Zero fighters bomb and strafe a PT base, shots of the attacking planes show them carrying no bombs. During the attack, they still drop around 20 bombs anyway, which is considerably more than the actual carrying capacity of the two planes.

Other mistake: When JFK meets with Australian coast watcher Evans, he tells Evans he only has three shots in his revolver. Evans gives him his rifle for the fourth recognition shot. That revolver should have held at least 5 to 6 shots. When did JFK fire the others? We never see that prior to that scene.

Factual error: All of the PT boats in this film are painted in the same Navy Gray used by larger warships of the US Navy in WWII. However, the real PT 109 and the other PTs in its squadron were painted green in order to better blend into their daytime anchorages or moorings near island jungles. The common green color scheme of this period was designated as "Design 5P" and incorporated Navy Green over a base coat of Ocean Green.

Charles Austin Miller

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