Vulcan XH558
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Vulcan XH558 is the last airworthy example of the British Avro Vulcan strategic bomber, preserved and flown as a historic display aircraft until its final retirement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vulcan XH558 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2149544 — 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: Vulcan XH558 Context triple: [Avro Vulcan, notableAircraft, Vulcan XH558]
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A.
Axiom (spaceship)
Axiom is the massive, luxurious starliner spaceship in the animated film "WALL-E," where humanity lives in a state of comfortable, technology-dependent exile from Earth.
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B.
Class 220 Voyager
The Class 220 Voyager is a high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit train used on intercity services across the UK rail network.
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C.
Saturn VII
Saturn VII is the Roman numeral designation for Hyperion, an irregularly shaped moon of Saturn known for its chaotic rotation and sponge-like appearance.
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D.
Titan IIIE
Titan IIIE was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, equipped with a Centaur upper stage and used in the 1970s to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 1 on interplanetary trajectories.
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E.
Voyager KC2
Voyager KC2 is an Airbus A330-based multi-role tanker transport aircraft used by the Royal Air Force for air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift operations.
- 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: Vulcan XH558 Target entity description: Vulcan XH558 is the last airworthy example of the British Avro Vulcan strategic bomber, preserved and flown as a historic display aircraft until its final retirement.
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A.
Axiom (spaceship)
Axiom is the massive, luxurious starliner spaceship in the animated film "WALL-E," where humanity lives in a state of comfortable, technology-dependent exile from Earth.
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B.
Class 220 Voyager
The Class 220 Voyager is a high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit train used on intercity services across the UK rail network.
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C.
Saturn VII
Saturn VII is the Roman numeral designation for Hyperion, an irregularly shaped moon of Saturn known for its chaotic rotation and sponge-like appearance.
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D.
Titan IIIE
Titan IIIE was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, equipped with a Centaur upper stage and used in the 1970s to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 1 on interplanetary trajectories.
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E.
Voyager KC2
Voyager KC2 is an Airbus A330-based multi-role tanker transport aircraft used by the Royal Air Force for air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Avro Vulcan
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historic aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Vulcan bomber
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surface form:
Avro Vulcan B.2
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| airframeMaterial | metal monocoque construction ⓘ |
| airframeVariant |
Vulcan bomber
ⓘ
surface form:
Vulcan B.2
|
| basedAt |
RAF Waddington
ⓘ
Doncaster Sheffield Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
|
| bombBayType | internal bomb bay ⓘ |
| civilRegistration | G-VLCN ⓘ |
| configuration | delta-wing bomber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Avro design team ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-altitude bombing ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| finalFlightDate | 2015-10-28 ⓘ |
| finalRetirementYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1960-05-25 ⓘ |
| heritageOperatorType | charitable trust ⓘ |
| historicUse | Cold War nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| lastAirworthyExampleOf |
Vulcan bomber
ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Vulcan
|
| laterModifiedFor | low-level penetration ⓘ |
| laterUse | airshow display aircraft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | A.V. Roe and Company ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive delta wing silhouette
ⓘ
loud engine noise ⓘ popular airshow appearances ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Vulcan to the Sky Trust ⓘ |
| paintScheme | RAF camouflage ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF V-bomber force ⓘ |
| poweredBy |
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus engines
|
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| preservedAs | ground-based exhibit after 2015 ⓘ |
| registrationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| restorationManagedBy | Vulcan to the Sky Trust ⓘ |
| retiredFromRAF | 1993 ⓘ |
| returnedToFlight | 2007 ⓘ |
| role |
display aircraft
ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| status | last airworthy Avro Vulcan ⓘ |
| tailNumber | XH558 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aviation education
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heritage flights ⓘ public displays ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vulcan XH558 Description of subject: Vulcan XH558 is the last airworthy example of the British Avro Vulcan strategic bomber, preserved and flown as a historic display aircraft until its final retirement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Avro Vulcan