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A Rose by any other name

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I have modified this

Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Dakota) {{#tag:ref|Although officially Dakota relates to aircraft flown by British commonwealth forces it was also the common name for any of the Douglas C-47/DC-3 family in use in the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth. The aircraft in the accident was a former United States Air Force C-47A Skytrain but was referred to in contemporary sources as a Dakota.|group=N}}

Why compound the error by using the US military designation.

  1. The aircraft WAS a Douglas C-47A Skytrain
  2. Dakota was not used with the US military designation

So the text can read

Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Dakota) {{#tag:ref|Although officially Dakota relates to aircraft flown by British commonwealth forces it was also the common name for any of the Douglas C-47/DC-3 family in use in the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth. The aircraft in the accident was a former United States Air Force C-47A Skytrain but was referred to in contemporary sources as a Dakota.|group=N}}

or

Douglas Dakota (C-47A Skytrain) {{#tag:ref|Although officially Dakota relates to aircraft flown by British commonwealth forces it was also the common name for any of the Douglas C-47/DC-3 family in use in the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth. The aircraft in the accident was a former United States Air Force C-47A Skytrain but was referred to in contemporary sources as a Dakota.|group=N}}

Take your pick!!Petebutt (talk) 06:32, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]