For the Good of the Outfit - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Henry pops out the golf ball he is washing into the towel. After he finishes talking to Hawkeye, he resumes washing. However, no ball is missing from the dirty pile. (00:02:45)
For the Good of the Outfit - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: While Radar and Hawkeye are in the mess tent, after Hawkeye cracks a joke about how the cook sculpts grease into the shape of lamp chops, between shots facing Radar and the shots facing Hawkeye we see Radar either holding bread in his right hand or a fork.
For the Good of the Outfit - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Hawkeye mails a letter to his father which is delayed in its delivery, and when Hawkeye finally receives a reply from his father it's dated May 24, 1951, but in the previous episode "Radar's Report" the weekly report that Radar typed up was dated October 17 through October 22, 1951.
Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: After Hawkeye and Trapper leave the OR, when they open the door to the Swamp the dartboard is not hanging on the door, but in the interior shot the dartboard's there.
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye's saying goodbye to the nurse in the morning, he reads "35591715" from her dog tag and says, "Even your number is pretty," and then he makes another date with her and again reads her dog tag, but now the number's "39591715."
L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: When Lieutenant Willis wakes up in the Swamp and puts his shirt on he's wearing his dog tags, but when he tosses the papers and puts on the rest of his clothes the dog tags have suddenly vanished, then they reappear, vanish, and reappear again.
L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: After Lieutenant Willis wakes up in the Swamp he gets dressed and puts his tie around his neck with its tail end on his right, but when it cuts to his closeup the tie's wide end is at his right side, then it switches again.
L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: The C.I.D man's hat goes from straight to crooked between cuts in the swamp as he tries to leave.
The Trial of Henry Blake - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: In the scene of Klinger trying to escape from the 4077 on a hang glider, he secures himself into the control frame, but then when he takes off, he's hanging off the frame's bottom bar. (00:10:40)
The Trial of Henry Blake - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Radar walks into the Swamp to sell wingtip shoes to Hawkeye, the dartboard isn't hanging on the door, but in two of Radar's closeups we can see part of the door with the dartboard on it.
Continuity mistake: During Henry's home movies of Molly's birthday party, Lorraine brings out the cake with candles and sets it on the table, but the cake differs between the shots - note the writing.
The Sniper - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: When Hawkeye is preparing to go for his picnic, Radar brings him some brandy from Col. Blake. There is only a small amount of brandy in the bottle, which is commented on. Radar takes a jug of martini from the still to top up the bottle, but this is not done and the jug of martini remains on top of the stove untouched. When the picnic scene takes place, the brandy bottle is now nearly full with the brandy/martini mix. (00:10:00)
The Sniper - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: At the picnic, the basket is sitting with the end towards the camera, and bottle of liquor in it. Before the first shot from The Sniper, the basket is sideways, and the bottle in front towards the camera on the ground.
Continuity mistake: As the boys talk to Col. Lambert, Trapper is back a bit from the table. When the angle changes, he's a lot closer.
Deal Me Out - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: During the poker game Frank walks in wearing a white hospital scrub, then the camera pans to Sidney and back to Frank who is now wearing a army jacket. (00:08:12)
Deal Me Out - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: From behind, Klinger's cigar is full length, with no signs of being lit. When he responds to Hawkeye's question, it is noticeably shorter.
Hot Lips and Empty Arms - S2-E14
Continuity mistake: When Margaret is seen drunk in Henry's office it is daylight outside. Radar brings news of incoming casualties so they rush outside where it is pitch dark. (00:20:00)
Answer: The C-42 was a military variant of the Douglas DC-2. Very few C-42's were built, so it's questionable that Potter would specifically have seen that particular model, but, given his military background, it's not entirely unreasonable that he might use the military designation even when the aircraft in question is actually a civilian DC-2.
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