Factual error: In the scene where Admiral Kimmel is inspecting the crew of the battleship an aide comes up with a message to send some ships to the Atlantic. Admiral Kimmel starts complaining about the orders. No Admiral would ever do this especially in front of enlisted men. In fact he was placed in charge of the Pacific fleet when his predecessor complained about moving the fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Plot summary
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, Jon Voight, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, William Lee Scott
Pearl Harbor is a docudrama depicting a love triangle between Danny, Rafe, and Evelyn centered around the December, 7 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. Also depicted was the courageous attack on Tokyo by Colonel Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders flying B-25 Liberators off the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Admiral Yamamoto: I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant.
Trivia: Despite the numerous historical errors and gaffs in the movie, the only historical "fact" the filmmakers managed to do research on (and admit to supposedly) is that they consulted bottle collectors on what types of bottles to use during the battle scenes to administer blood.
Question: Where exactly was Dolittle when pearl harbor was being bombed?
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Chosen answer: Probably in Washington. He rejoined active duty in 1940, was assigned to consult with industry re aircraft manufacture; also a trip to England on special mission to evaluate other countries' air power. He requested a return to flying status but was refused. He then was asked to assess feasablity of a air attack on Japan from carrier based planes, and when he asked to lead the mission his request was accepted.