Factual error: When Vince Edwards is marking months off the calendar he marks months off on two consecutive years that have the same days of the week. That never happens.
Factual error: They stopped off at a European port after at least a few days after leaving, presumably, Southampton UK. Perhaps they embarked in Holland or Germany but that voyage to a French port would not have taken days on the open sea.
Factual error: Sgt. Brennan and the Base Commander are riding in a staff car. They get out to see new runway construction, and when they get back in the car, Sgt. Brennan gets in first, followed by the Base Commander. Sgt. Brennan is on the right in the rear seat. According to proper protocol, the junior person sits to the left of the senior person. He should have been to the left of the CO.