I-T ad shows Italian planes as Indian

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has been releasing half-page advertisements in national newspapers showing Saina Nehwal celebrating victory against the backdrop of a fighter formation. The nine-fighter formation is shown releasing tri-colour plumes. "Income tax: commitment for a secure India," the caption next to Shera reads. At the bottom of the ad it says, "Enhancing India's Glory -- Creating A Success Story."
For all the patriotism oozing out of the ad, the blunder is huge. The fighter formation, covering most of the advertisement and shown releasing tri-colour plumes, is not an Indian military formation. It is the Italian military's aerobatics team. And the fighters are Aermacchi MB-339-A/PAN, not India's HJT-16 Kiran Mark 2 aircraft.
Actually, the differences are very easy to tell for those who know these things. The Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran aerobatics team's aircraft are painted overwhelmingly in red, and when they emit the tri-colour plumes, the saffron comes from the extreme right fighter/s. But in the advertisement, the saffron plumes are from the extreme left fighters, meaning the tri-colour is inverted.
13/10/10 Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Oct 2010