Regarding the Dauntlesses bombing Pearl Harbor...this frustrates me too, but there is an explanation:
After Pearl Harbor, General Marshall wanted information regarding the war provided to the public in a moving yet accurate way. He didn't think the Signal Corp was quite up to the task. He hired the well-regarded Hollywood directors John Ford and Frank Capra (the "Why We Fight" series) to provide documentaries, which proved ultimately quite successful.
"December 7th" was John Ford's initial effort. Interestingly, although a number of cameras were rolling during the Pearl attack, very little was usable. There was no stock footage of Japanese bombers that could be employed, so Ford used available Dauntess footage as a stand-in. He had little choice, because the military wanted the film in theaters promptly. And some other scenes had to be recreated. I also recall, in the documentary, some rear screen projection was employed for other attack scenes, which of course does not portray events as they actually occur.
In all fairness to Ford, it was an extremely effective presentation.
I have an interest in old cars, and shows, especially for TV, can get pretty sloppy. For example, the History Channel recently had a feature regarding US titans of the 20th Century. There was a scene during WW2, showing J. P. Morgan riding in a car, along with two other vehicles. They were: 1952 (or 53) Packard, 50 ("Bucktooth") Buick, and 1952 Buick! They also showed a C-54 with the 1947 USAF insignia (red stripe).
More more observation re the airplanes: often, they get the aircraft right, but the markings are all wrong, given the theater of operation, and the date. I'll give the moviemakers a pass on this one.
Currell