The creators recruited the help of over 70 Pearl Harbor survivors to recount exactly what they saw and how they felt during the attack. 20 vintage aircraft from around the world were flown for some of the aerial footage. The producers also got permission from the Pentagon to use mothballed ships to use as a model for the endeavor of recreating Battleship Row...
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Many of the suggested stories and recollections were used in the film. Bay felt for the movie to be its most compelling that the story of the survivors had to be told in its entirety. This also added to the sense of reality that Bay wanted to convey to the audience. The film also encompassed another story line that focused away from the actions of the attack on Pearl Harbor and gave the film more than just a Naval attack...
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The Major Motion Picture "Pearl Harbor" The attack, devised by Admiral Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese fleet, brought the brunt of the Japanese military power to bear on Hawaii. In a two-hour period, 18 ships were sunk or badly damaged including the Arizona, which split in two then went under; the West Virginia; and the 188 planes were destroyed, and more than 3500 Americans were killed or wounded...	3 / 657
Pearl Harbor His comment was the plan was difficult but not impossible; but he turned down a lot of Yamamoto's idea. Some ideas he didn't keep were: the plans would take off from carriers about 500 miles from Hawaii...	2 / 459
Pearl Harbor The battleship Arizona was a total wreck; the West Virginia and California were sunk; and the Nevada was heavily damaged. Approximately 2,400 Americans were killed, 1,300 wounded, and 1,000 missing...	3 / 584
Pearl Harbor The battleship Arizona was a total wreck; the West Virginia and California were sunk; and the Nevada was heavily damaged. Approximately 2,400 Americans were killed, 1,300 wounded, and 1,000 missing...	3 / 582