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#4476875 - 06/06/19 12:42 PM WWII billboard and news media gaffes  
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This happened 4 years ago but what truly stuns me about this gaffe is that it happened in Russia! I'm sure the contractor/vendor who made that billboard probably got a personal phone call from Putin. biggrin


Which are some other examples you guys know of?

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#4476902 - 06/06/19 02:59 PM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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What's the issue with the billboard?


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#4476904 - 06/06/19 03:01 PM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Originally Posted by F4UDash4
What's the issue with the billboard?



The aircrew you see is a German HE-111 aircrew.


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#4476909 - 06/06/19 03:33 PM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Ahhhh... on my phone, can't make that out. LOL


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#4477003 - 06/07/19 12:50 AM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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The Canadian Gov made a video to commemorate D-Day. The first part of the video showed German soldiers.


There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
#4477127 - 06/07/19 06:56 PM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
The Canadian Gov made a video to commemorate D-Day. The first part of the video showed German soldiers.

To be fair, they did play a critical role in the events.


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#4477166 - 06/07/19 10:15 PM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: vonBaur]  
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Originally Posted by vonBaur
Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
The Canadian Gov made a video to commemorate D-Day. The first part of the video showed German soldiers.

To be fair, they did play a critical role in the events.


It was supposed to be about Canadians. Some German soldiers but not half the video. It received at lot of flak and was pulled.

Last edited by KraziKanuK; 06/07/19 10:16 PM. Reason: spelling

There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
#4477188 - 06/08/19 02:02 AM Re: WWII billboard and news media gaffes [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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A major American political party* a few years ago created a video celebrating US military forces that featured pictures of the Russian Navy.

*I won't say which one but it was not the GOP biggrin


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