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Press and aircraft identification (yes... again) (Read 347 times)

Mar 6^th, 2011 at 10:33am

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BBC reporter says 'they shot a MiG with two pilots'
CNN shows footage of same wreckage, and films the tail... that says 'Su-22M detachment'

Well the Libyans do have 2 seat MiG's (MiG-25PU) but you cant drop bombs with that...

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Reply #1 - Mar 6^th, 2011 at 12:00pm

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The British press are notorious for their indifference when it comes to accuracy and attention to detail. The BBC are particularly backward; only yesterday they had a story about the commemoration of the first flight of the Spitfire, but rather focused on the rather old news that a woman (yes, a woman) might actually be capable of flying one... Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Mar 6^th, 2011 at 2:57pm

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The average British journalist is so sozzled by 8am that he'd not know a jumbo jet if it landed on him Grin

There are exceptions but remember that journos report what other people do, they tend not to be doers themselves... more wasters or wasted Grin

Ozzy (very anti-journalist, like most uniformed types) Wink

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #3 - Mar 7^th, 2011 at 9:15am

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I would rather have them misidentify an aircraft than have them blow a minor incident way out of proportion.

"...and experts tell us that over 200 puppies could have been killed had they been on board at the time!" Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Mar 7^th, 2011 at 10:07am

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I think those puppies turned up in a big pot at my local curry house Grin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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