Der Gabelschwanz-Teufel

E192002

nickname

Der Gabelschwanz-Teufel is the German nickname for the distinctive twin-boom American World War II fighter aircraft Lockheed P-38 Lightning, renowned for its speed, firepower, and long-range capabilities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
"Gabelschwanz-Teufel"	1
Der Gabelschwanz-Teufel canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration	twin-boom ⓘ twin-engine ⓘ
appliedDuring	World War II ⓘ
appliedTo	American fighter aircraft ⓘ
associatedConflict	European theatre of World War II ⓘ surface form: European Theater of World War II Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
associatedWithCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
associatedWithManufacturer	Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ surface form: Lockheed
associatedWithPerformance	high-altitude performance ⓘ long-range missions ⓘ
associatedWithRole	fighter ⓘ fighter-bomber ⓘ interceptor ⓘ long-range escort ⓘ
associatedWithTheater	air war over Europe ⓘ air war over the Mediterranean ⓘ air war over the Pacific ⓘ
associatedWithWeaponry	nose-mounted cannon ⓘ nose-mounted machine guns ⓘ
category	World War II aircraft nicknames ⓘ
culturalContext	German military jargon ⓘ Luftwaffe slang ⓘ
era	1930s–1940s aviation ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	central nacelle for pilot and armament ⓘ forked tail silhouette ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
literalMeaning	The fork-tailed devil ⓘ
nicknameFor	Lockheed P-38 Lightning ⓘ twin-boom fighter aircraft ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive twin-boom tail design ⓘ heavy firepower ⓘ high speed ⓘ long-range capability ⓘ
perceivedByOpponentsAs	dangerous fighter aircraft ⓘ
perception	feared by some German pilots ⓘ
powerplantType	piston-engine ⓘ
refersTo	Lockheed P-38 Lightning ⓘ
refersToEra	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
relatedNicknameOf	Lockheed P-38 Lightning ⓘ surface form: P-38 Lightning
usedAsExampleOf	enemy-given aircraft nickname ⓘ
usedBy	German military ⓘ surface form: German forces
usedIn	oral accounts of German pilots ⓘ popular histories of World War II aviation ⓘ
usedToDescribe	enemy aircraft ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lockheed P-38 Lightning → nickName → Der Gabelschwanz-Teufel ⓘ

Fork-tailed Devil → originalNicknameForm → Der Gabelschwanz-Teufel ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Gabelschwanz-Teufel"