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Hello

One more subject not easy to solve : what about a aircraft / helicopter built and bought both by civilian and air forces ?

Douglas DC-3 and C-47/C-53/C-117/R4D are clearly split following their order.

But several planes have a single page for the both use, as like these examples :
* Cessna 190/195 and its military version LC-126
* Lockheed C-130 Hercules which includes civilian L-100
* Boeing 707 and C-135
etc...

Well, as the AS555 Fennec is rarely seen on movies, I've written
[[:Category:Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2/TwinStar|Eurocopter AS555 Fennec]]
as it's the model for air forces of the Squirel.

This have been changed into = Eurocopter AS 555 AN Fennec =

Why not ?

I'm just asking for a clear rule for future pages.

If I understand the split between DC-3 and C-47 due to the numerous appearances of the Skytrain, I think a single page would be easier as some military planes have had a former civilian life or lot of civil planes have been bought to military surplus. This makes the choice sometimes really tricky !

Thanks in advance.

I think it just has to be done using common sense on a case-by-case basis.

*Cessna 190 for example is primarily a civilian model, with a militarised option, most of which were sold off as civil versions afterwards.

*Very few L-100 exist so it makes sense to include it as a side note in the C-130 rather than dedicate its own page.

*Boeing 707 an C-135 are actually separate pages as they are different model aircraft. The C-135 isn't a derivative of the 707.

In the case of the AS555, I would change it back to the AS355 category, and then if more of the AS555 appear, a separate category could be created accordingly.

As a general rule, if its a well known, commonly used military (or civilian) derivative it should have its own page. If not, group them together.