Lavochkin La-7
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The Lavochkin La-7 was a late-World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance and service with top Soviet aces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavochkin La-7 canonical | 5 |
| Lavochkin La-7 fighter aircraft | 1 |
| Ла-7 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2063865 — 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: Lavochkin La-7 Context triple: [Ivan Kozhedub, aircraftFlown, Lavochkin La-7]
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A.
Lavochkin La-5
The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a Soviet-era swept-wing fighter-bomber aircraft widely used during the Cold War for ground-attack missions.
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D.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
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E.
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
- 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: Lavochkin La-7 Target entity description: The Lavochkin La-7 was a late-World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance and service with top Soviet aces.
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A.
Lavochkin La-5
The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a Soviet-era swept-wing fighter-bomber aircraft widely used during the Cold War for ground-attack missions.
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D.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.
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E.
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | piston-engined fighter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | mixed wood-and-metal construction ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm B-20 cannon
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20 mm ShVAK cannon ⓘ |
| combatRole |
fighter escort
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| combatTheater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| configuration | single-seat, single-engine fighter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Semyon Lavochkin ⓘ |
| engineType | radial engine ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1944 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lavochkin design bureau
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surface form:
Lavochkin Design Bureau
|
| maximumSpeed |
about 411 mph
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about 661 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
excellent low- and medium-altitude performance
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improved aerodynamics over La-5 ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Ivan Kozhedub
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Soviet fighter aces ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 5753 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Shvetsov ASh-82FN ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air superiority fighter ⓘ |
| productionStatus | mass-produced ⓘ |
| propellerBlades | three-bladed propeller ⓘ |
| propulsion | single-engine propeller ⓘ |
| role | front-line fighter ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Soviet Air Forces
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surface form:
Soviet Air Force
|
| serviceEntryPeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| successor | Lavochkin La-9 ⓘ |
| timeInService | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Czechoslovak Air Force
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Polish Air Force ⓘ Romanian Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lavochkin La-7 Description of subject: The Lavochkin La-7 was a late-World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance and service with top Soviet aces.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ivan Kozhedub
this entity surface form:
Ла-7
subject surface form:
Shvetsov ASh-82
this entity surface form:
Lavochkin La-7 fighter aircraft