Just watching air force, in the movie they get wind of the attack and radio Hickam for instructions. Hickam tells them not to land and land else where. They break up and head to other fields. Another thing is that twelve planes are nearing Hawaii when there should be ten. Twelve took off but two developed problems and turned back. Also from what I read they had no warning and had to land as they were running low on fuel. One pilot stated they were coming in and the plane ahead of them hit the runway and was cut in half by enemy fighters. Another plane being chased and shot at had to abort landing and made it to halieva, you can get the best Hawaiian shaved ice there. Over ran the runway and ended up in a field the crew cutting the vegetation and throwing it on the plane for camo. Anyway the movie is more fiction than fact. I guess since it was 45 movie makers wanted to make it a picture leading to victory. Still find it funny when the Japanese planes are texans and looked like peashooters. Like who came up with that name. Doesn't sound very formidable
Yeah cheesy they are flying to a friendly base and see the enemy fleet radio the and info picked up by army and Navy and they send a massive air strike and the plane has some bombs and makes a hit on the enemy fleet.
From the USAFF WWII Chronology (USAAF Chronology:) WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 1942 - ooo - PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, 7th Air Force): Preliminary action begins in the Battle of Midway. 9 B-17s, flying out of Midway Island, attack 5 large warships 570 miles (912 km) off Midway, claiming 5 hits and several near misses. 7 other B-17s leave Oahu, Territory of Hawaii and fly to Midway. THURSDAY, 4 JUNE 1942 - ooo - PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, 7th Air Force): Battle of Midway. 4 B-26s, in conjunction with US Navy (USN) torpedo bombers, attack a carrier; 2 of the B-26s are shot down. In further morning action 14 B-17s attack a task force approaching Midway at a distance of 145 miles (232 km); they claim several hits on carriers and 2 Zekes shot down. In the late afternoon 2 B-17s attack a carrier force at 31-40N 179-10W, claiming hits on a battleship and a carrier and 9 aircraft shot down; 4 other B-17s claim a hit on heavy cruiser 185 miles (296 km) from Midway. 6 B-17s, en route to Midway from Hawaii, bomb ships 170 miles (272 km) from Midway, claiming hits on a burning carrier, the HIRYU, hit earlier in the battle, and a destroyer, which is claimed sunk. FRIDAY, 5 JUNE 1942 - ooo - PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, 7th Air Force): The Battle of Midway continues with the Japanese fleet retiring westward. In the morning 8 B-17s hit a force 130 miles (208 km) from Midway Island, claiming hits on 2 large warships. During the afternoon 6 B-17s claim hits on a heavy cruiser 300 miles (480 km) from Midway. The last strike by Seventh Air Force aircraft in the Battle of Midway is by 5 B-17s which bomb a heavy cruiser 425 miles (680 km) from Midway. 1 B-17 is shot down and another lost due to fuel shortage. The battle ends with Midway's installations heavily damaged by bombs but still in US hands and with landing strips still intact. During the fighting (3-5 Jun) Seventh Air Force aircraft carried out 16 B-17 attacks (55 sorties) and 1 torpedo attack by 4 B-26s, claiming 22 hits on ships and 10 fighters shot down. 2 B-17s and 2 B-26s were lost. One of the decisive battles of naval history, Midway will cost Japan the initiative and will be a turning point in the Pacific war. And the truth??? USAAF bombers scored not a single hit, none, zip, zero, nada, on any Japanese ship, carrier or otherwise during the period 3 June through 5 June 1942. And there is no evidence of any Japanese fighters shot down by gunners.
Omg oh my gosh, that's almost hilarious if they did get any near misses I'm sure some concussion damage had to occur. But that is still silly to report something so far off. Didn't the Germans do a lot of embllishment to please hitler because of his temper tantrums.
