Episode Trivia

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When Spock beams down, Sulu says, "Someone beaming down from the bridge." In the original series they couldn't beam people off the ship from anywhere except the transporter room.
   
They never bother to try and send a shuttlecraft down to rescue the landing party, or even mention the possibility.
   
Although everybody always talks about a single Japanese fighter attacking them, in one shot there are two.