WW2 Sailor Bruno Gaido Will Be Portrayed by Nick Jonas in the Movie Midway (2019)

Six historical facts to know before watching Hollywood’s rendition

AMM1/C Bruno P. Gaido (left) portrayed by Nick Jonas (right).

Aviation Machinist Mate First Class Bruno P. Gaido is an American hero who will be portrayed in the upcoming movie Midway by Nick Jonas. The time constraints of a movie force screenwriters to adapt the screenplay to historical events. Sometimes an adaptation yields a better story. I’m not sure how this one will play out but here are six historical facts to know about Bruno Gaido before watching the movie.

Midway (2019): NIck Jonas as Bruno Gaido shoots down a Japanese “Nell” bomber that’s attempting to crash into the USS Enterprise.

1. The Japanese bomber crash/severed tail incident actually happened

One of the Midway movie trailers shows Nick Jonas as Air Machinist Mate Bruno Gaido downing a Japanese “Nell” bomber that crashes and cuts the tail off the parked plane he’s shooting from. Many people think the scene is an over the top fabrication, but it actually happened.