Bruno Gaido's actions, including his death, are historically accurate, with a few exceptions. In the film, Gaido outright refused to cooperate with the Japanese. In real life, according to Japanese reports, he and pilot Frank O'Flaherty supplied them with information regarding Midway's defenses, but said nothing about the aircraft carriers. Gaido and O'Flaherty had never been to Midway Atoll, so they made up whatever information was passed along. According to historian Stephen Moore, Japanese officer Shireo Hirayama reported that when they were executed, they accepted their fate quietly and without fear.

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