Do 217E
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The Do 217E was a major bomber variant of the German Dornier Do 217, used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for medium- and long-range bombing missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Do 217E canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2594717 — 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: Do 217E Context triple: [Dornier Do 217, notableVariant, Do 217E]
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A.
Do 17E
The Do 17E was an early bomber variant of the German Dornier Do 17 "Flying Pencil," used by the Luftwaffe in the late 1930s.
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B.
E-27
E-27 is the station code assigned to one of the platforms or lines serving Tokyo’s major transit hub, Shinjuku Station.
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C.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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D.
Do 17Z
The Do 17Z was the most widely produced and refined bomber version of Germany’s Dornier Do 17 “Flying Pencil,” used extensively by the Luftwaffe in the early years of World War II.
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E.
Do 17M
The Do 17M was a German Dornier Do 17 "Flying Pencil" bomber variant developed in the late 1930s with improved performance and payload capacity for Luftwaffe 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: Do 217E Target entity description: The Do 217E was a major bomber variant of the German Dornier Do 217, used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for medium- and long-range bombing missions.
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A.
Do 17E
The Do 17E was an early bomber variant of the German Dornier Do 17 "Flying Pencil," used by the Luftwaffe in the late 1930s.
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B.
E-27
E-27 is the station code assigned to one of the platforms or lines serving Tokyo’s major transit hub, Shinjuku Station.
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C.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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D.
Do 17Z
The Do 17Z was the most widely produced and refined bomber version of Germany’s Dornier Do 17 “Flying Pencil,” used extensively by the Luftwaffe in the early years of World War II.
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E.
Do 17M
The Do 17M was a German Dornier Do 17 "Flying Pencil" bomber variant developed in the late 1930s with improved performance and payload capacity for Luftwaffe operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dornier Do 217 variant
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bomber aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Dornier Do 217 ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin-engine medium bomber ⓘ |
| airForceBranch | German Luftwaffe bomber units ⓘ |
| armament |
defensive cannon
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defensive machine guns ⓘ external bomb racks ⓘ internal bomb bay ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 4000 kg of bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| designOrigin | development of Dornier Do 17 and Do 215 series ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1941 ⓘ |
| era | 1940s military aviation ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1940 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all-metal monocoque ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major production bomber variant of the Dornier Do 217 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Dornier Flugzeugwerke ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy defensive armament
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high wing loading for a medium bomber ⓘ |
| operator |
Kampfgeschwader 2
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Kampfgeschwader 40 ⓘ Kampfgeschwader 6 ⓘ |
| powerplant | BMW 801 radial engine ⓘ |
| role |
long-range bomber
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medium bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
German Air Force
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surface form:
German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
|
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dive bomber
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level bomber ⓘ maritime strike aircraft ⓘ night bomber ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-shipping operations
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strategic bombing ⓘ tactical bombing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
anti-convoy operations over the Atlantic
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bombing operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ night bombing raids over the United Kingdom ⓘ operations in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Battle of the Atlantic
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surface form:
Atlantic theater of World War II
Eastern Front ⓘ Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theater of World War II
Western Front ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Do 217E Description of subject: The Do 217E was a major bomber variant of the German Dornier Do 217, used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for medium- and long-range bombing missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.