MIG-29
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wrote on 17 Sept 2020, 01:18 last edited by
A digital ad released by a fundraising arm of the Trump campaign on Sept. 11 calling on people to “support our troops” uses a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets and Russian models dressed as soldiers.
The ad, which was made by the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, features silhouettes of three soldiers walking as a fighter jet flies over them. The ad first appeared on Sept. 8 and ran until Sept. 12.
“That’s definitely a MiG-29,” said Pierre Sprey, who helped design both the F-16 and A-10 planes for the U.S. Air Force. “I’m glad to see it’s supporting our troops.”
He noted the angle of the aircraft’s tail, the way the tail is swept far back, and the spacing of the engines, along with the tunnel between them.Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow, confirmed that the planes are Russian MiG-29s, and also said the soldier on the far right in the ad carries an AK-74 assault rifle.
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wrote on 17 Sept 2020, 01:39 last edited by
Unforced errors.
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wrote on 17 Sept 2020, 01:46 last edited by
Stock photo problems are so common you would think a legit company would know better.
Would be fun though to see a compilation of all the mistakes. They are like bloopers and are all over the place.
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wrote on 17 Sept 2020, 01:48 last edited by