Nieuport 28 fighter
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The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nieuport 28 | 1 |
| Nieuport 28 C.1 | 1 |
| Nieuport 28 fighter canonical | 1 |
| Nieuport fighters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1225375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nieuport 28 fighter Context triple: [Quentin Roosevelt, aircraftFlown, Nieuport 28 fighter]
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A.
Lockheed Vega
The Lockheed Vega is a high-wing monoplane airliner and utility aircraft of the late 1920s and early 1930s, famed for its use by pioneering aviators such as Amelia Earhart and Wiley Post on record-setting flights.
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B.
Sopwith Snipe
The Sopwith Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft introduced near the end of World War I as an improved, more powerful replacement for earlier Sopwith designs.
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C.
Nicostratus
Nicostratus is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology traditionally regarded as one of the sons of Helen of Troy.
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D.
Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, renowned for its excellent maneuverability and service with both the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps.
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E.
Sopwith Triplane
The Sopwith Triplane was a British World War I single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its exceptional climb rate and maneuverability, which influenced later triplane designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nieuport 28 fighter Target entity description: The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
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A.
Lockheed Vega
The Lockheed Vega is a high-wing monoplane airliner and utility aircraft of the late 1920s and early 1930s, famed for its use by pioneering aviators such as Amelia Earhart and Wiley Post on record-setting flights.
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B.
Sopwith Snipe
The Sopwith Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft introduced near the end of World War I as an improved, more powerful replacement for earlier Sopwith designs.
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C.
Nicostratus
Nicostratus is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology traditionally regarded as one of the sons of Helen of Troy.
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D.
Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seat biplane fighter aircraft of World War I, renowned for its excellent maneuverability and service with both the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps.
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E.
Sopwith Triplane
The Sopwith Triplane was a British World War I single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its exceptional climb rate and maneuverability, which influenced later triplane designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I aircraft
ⓘ
biplane ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | single-engine tractor biplane ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeDesignation |
Nieuport 28 fighter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nieuport 28 C.1
|
| armament | twin synchronized Vickers machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | approximately 531 kg ⓘ |
| engineType | rotary engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1918 ⓘ |
| era | 1910s aircraft ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1917 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | wooden frame with fabric covering ⓘ |
| grossWeight | approximately 756 kg ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.4 m ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots ⓘ |
| introducedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailskid landing gear ⓘ |
| length | approximately 6.3 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Nieuport-Macchi
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surface form:
Nieuport
|
| maxSpeed | approximately 198 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFor | first fighter used in combat by American pursuit squadrons in World War I ⓘ |
| notablePilot |
Douglas Campbell
ⓘ
Eddie Rickenbacker ⓘ Raoul Lufbery ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine
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surface form:
Gnome Monosoupape 9N rotary engine
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| primaryRole | pursuit fighter ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| range | approximately 300 km ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 5300 m ⓘ |
| successor | SPAD S.XIII ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
French Air Service
Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force
Swiss Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Service ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
147th Aero Squadron
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27th Aero Squadron ⓘ 94th Aero Squadron ⓘ 95th Aero Squadron ⓘ |
| usedFor | fighter pilot training after front-line service ⓘ |
| usedInTheater | Western Front ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | two-bay biplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 8.16 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nieuport 28 fighter Description of subject: The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nieuport fighters
subject surface form:
Nieuport 28
this entity surface form:
Nieuport 28 C.1
this entity surface form:
Nieuport 28