When French is preparing to take off in the seaplane, the canopy is closed in the closeup shot, but in the distance shot, the canopy is open.
When the planes are supposedly landing on the Japanese-held island near the end of the episode for refueling, the scene is the same as an earlier landing on the squadron's home island, including what appears to be a telephone or electric power pole in the distance.
After the bombing raid on Tuatoma, four Black Sheep land on Katara to refuel. However, you can briefly see that there are five men rolling barrels up to the planes.
When Pappy's airplane is impounded at the beginning, his aircraft (N33714), is the F4U-7 model that has the 20 mm cannons which stick out from the wings and the silver prop spinner. When he starts up to take off, the airplane has the blue spinner. When he lands back at Vela La Cava, he is flying a different model corsair with the 50 caliber guns that do not stick out from the wing. Also, he taxis in with two fuel drop tanks that were not on the airplane when he took off.
When making the first attempt to attack the island, the planes are shown taking off with 2 bombs attached, but when in the air engaging in air-to-air combat the bombs are gone and never were dropped.
General Moore said the Portsmouth Naval Prison was located in New Hampshire, it is actually located in Kittery, Maine.
When in port acquiring the fuel the ship that is visible is named Zapata Courier, This ship was not built until 1977, 35 years after the mission.
When Boyington is picked up by a jeep on the flight line, the jeep bears a one-star general's license plate (jeep must have been sent by BG Moore), which is on the jeep upside-down.
French, by himself, picks up and rolls the drums out of the back of the sea plane. A 55 gallon drum of fuel probably weighs in the neighborhood of 350 pounds, so it is unlikely that he would be able to lift and push the drums out of the aircraft by himself.
During the mission briefing, at several points, Pappy says he needs "just four" people for the mission, but his mouth is clearly saying "five", not "four". Also, at one point, he holds up five fingers when saying it.
When Boyington is briefing his men on the mission, he says "And remember: Four -- just four of us -- will get one pass at it, and then run like hell."
However, he holds up five fingers, and his lips are clearly saying "five", not "four". The remainder of the scene is similarly dubbed.
However, he holds up five fingers, and his lips are clearly saying "five", not "four". The remainder of the scene is similarly dubbed.
When Gen. Moore tells Boyington he does not want to visit him in the brig "in the center of New Hampshire" at the Portsmouth Shipyard. The shipyard/brig is at the edge of NH, on the coast, not the center of the small state.
When the Seaplane is delivering the fuel it should have landed on the runway (it clearly has retractable wheels), This would have saved time and greatly reduced exposure to the enemy. In the Final episode the same seaplane lands on the runway at Vella La Cava.