Wellington bomber
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The Wellington bomber was a British twin‑engine, long‑range medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wellington bomber canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288312 — 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: Wellington bomber Context triple: [RAF Leeming, aircraftOperated, Wellington bomber]
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A.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist best known for perpetrating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil before 9/11.
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B.
Kitch Christie
Kitch Christie was a South African rugby union coach best known for leading the Springboks to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
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C.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a Kyrgyzstani-born American resident and Islamist extremist who, along with his younger brother Dzhokhar, carried out the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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D.
Bader
Bader is the maiden surname of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice and pioneering advocate for gender equality.
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E.
John Bellingham
John Bellingham was a British merchant best known for assassinating Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812, the only successful assassination of a British prime minister.
- 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: Wellington bomber Target entity description: The Wellington bomber was a British twin‑engine, long‑range medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II.
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A.
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist best known for perpetrating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil before 9/11.
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B.
Kitch Christie
Kitch Christie was a South African rugby union coach best known for leading the Springboks to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
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C.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a Kyrgyzstani-born American resident and Islamist extremist who, along with his younger brother Dzhokhar, carried out the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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D.
Bader
Bader is the maiden surname of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice and pioneering advocate for gender equality.
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E.
John Bellingham
John Bellingham was a British merchant best known for assassinating Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812, the only successful assassination of a British prime minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II bomber
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military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine medium bomber ⓘ |
| airframeStructure | geodetic construction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wellington bomber ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 4500 lb of bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designer | Rex Pierson ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | No. 99 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1936‑06‑15 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Vickers-Armstrongs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers‑Armstrongs
|
| maximumSpeed | about 235 mph at 15000 ft ⓘ |
| notableFeature | ability to sustain heavy damage and remain airworthy ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 11461 ⓘ |
| operatorType | Commonwealth air forces ⓘ |
| powerplant | two Bristol Pegasus radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| range | about 2000 miles ⓘ |
| retired | 1953 ⓘ |
| role |
anti‑submarine warfare aircraft
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maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ medium bomber ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 18000 ft ⓘ |
| successor |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free French Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Free French Air Force
Hellenic Air Force ⓘ Polish Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Air Forces in exile
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
early bombing raids at the start of World War II
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night bombing raids over Germany ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInTheatre |
Atlantic anti‑submarine campaign
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European theatre of World War II ⓘ Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
North African campaign ⓘ |
| variant |
Wellington Mk I
ⓘ
Wellington Mk I ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington Mk IC
Wellington Mk II ⓘ Wellington Mk III ⓘ Wellington Mk X ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wellington bomber Description of subject: The Wellington bomber was a British twin‑engine, long‑range medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vickers Wellington