H-34 Choctaw
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The H-34 Choctaw is a piston-engined military transport and utility helicopter widely used by the U.S. and allied forces from the 1950s through the Vietnam War era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H-34 | 2 |
| H-34 Choctaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2333875 — 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.
Target entity: H-34 Choctaw Context triple: [Sikorsky Aircraft, notableProduct, H-34 Choctaw]
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A-36 Apache
The A-36 Apache was a World War II American ground-attack and dive-bomber aircraft developed from the early P-51 Mustang airframe.
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Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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C.
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar is a twin-boom, twin-engine military transport aircraft used extensively by the U.S. Air Force and other operators from the late 1940s through the 1960s for cargo, troop, and paratroop operations.
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Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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E.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey," is a widely used American military utility helicopter famed for its extensive service during the Vietnam War and its iconic status in aviation history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: H-34 Choctaw Target entity description: The H-34 Choctaw is a piston-engined military transport and utility helicopter widely used by the U.S. and allied forces from the 1950s through the Vietnam War era.
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A.
A-36 Apache
The A-36 Apache was a World War II American ground-attack and dive-bomber aircraft developed from the early P-51 Mustang airframe.
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B.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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C.
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar is a twin-boom, twin-engine military transport aircraft used extensively by the U.S. Air Force and other operators from the late 1940s through the 1960s for cargo, troop, and paratroop operations.
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D.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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E.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey," is a widely used American military utility helicopter famed for its extensive service during the Vietnam War and its iconic status in aviation history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military helicopter
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piston-engined helicopter ⓘ transport helicopter ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ |
| armamentOptions |
depth charges in ASW role
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machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| civilianVariant | Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ |
| configuration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Sikorsky S-58 design ⓘ |
| engineLocation | nose-mounted engine ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Wright R-1820 radial engine
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surface form:
Wright R-1820 Cyclone
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| firstFlight | 1954 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | metal semi-monocoque ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 4 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture)
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surface form:
Sikorsky Aircraft
|
| maximumSpeed | approximately 200 km/h ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Horse ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
clamshell nose doors for engine access
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large sliding cabin door ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | approximately 12 to 16 troops ⓘ |
| powerplant | single radial piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfUse |
Cold War
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Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| range | approximately 350 km ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSService | 1970s ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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cargo transport ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ troop transport ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 1950s ⓘ |
| status |
retired from front-line military service
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used in civilian and museum roles ⓘ |
| successor | turbine-powered helicopters such as the UH-1 Iroquois ⓘ |
| tailRotorLocation | starboard side of tail ⓘ |
| typicalCrew | pilot and copilot ⓘ |
| usAirForceDesignation |
H-34 Choctaw
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
H-34
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| usArmyDesignation |
H-34 Choctaw
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
H-34
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| usArmyLaterDesignation | CH-34 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Navy
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Belgian Air Force ⓘ Brazilian Navy ⓘ French Army ⓘ French Navy ⓘ Armed Forces of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Armed Forces
Israeli Air Force ⓘ Portuguese Air Force ⓘ Republic of China Army ⓘ Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (FARK) ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Cambodian Air Force
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ Royal Moroccan Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ Royal Norwegian Air Force ⓘ Republic of Vietnam Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnamese Air Force
Armed Forces of Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Armed Forces
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ West German Army ⓘ German Navy ⓘ
surface form:
West German Navy
Yugoslav Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Algerian War of Independence
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surface form:
Algerian War
United Nations Operation in the Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Congo Crisis
Suez Crisis ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ various Cold War regional conflicts ⓘ |
| usMarineCorpsDesignation | HUS ⓘ |
| usNavyDesignation | HSS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: H-34 Choctaw Description of subject: The H-34 Choctaw is a piston-engined military transport and utility helicopter widely used by the U.S. and allied forces from the 1950s through the Vietnam War era.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.