Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
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Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1931 around-the-world flight | 1 |
| Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae" | 1 |
| Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae canonical | 1 |
| Winnie Mae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2975202 — 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: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae Context triple: [Lockheed Vega, famousExample, Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae]
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A.
Orville
Orville is the comically clumsy albatross who serves as the bumbling but brave air transport for the heroes in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
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B.
Hughes H-1 Racer
The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
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C.
Hughes H-4 Hercules
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
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D.
Enola Gay
Enola Gay is the U.S. B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.
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E.
Waco CG-4 glider
The Waco CG-4 was an American military transport glider widely used during World War II to silently deliver troops and equipment behind enemy lines.
- 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: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae Target entity description: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
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A.
Orville
Orville is the comically clumsy albatross who serves as the bumbling but brave air transport for the heroes in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
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B.
Hughes H-1 Racer
The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
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C.
Hughes H-4 Hercules
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
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D.
Enola Gay
Enola Gay is the U.S. B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.
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E.
Waco CG-4 glider
The Waco CG-4 was an American military transport glider widely used during World War II to silently deliver troops and equipment behind enemy lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Vega
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monoplane ⓘ record-setting aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | high-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Lockheed Vega
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Vega 5C
|
| airframeMaterial | wooden monocoque fuselage ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Harold Gatty
ⓘ
Wiley Post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of early pressure suits
ⓘ
pioneering high-altitude research ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistration |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember1931Flight |
Harold Gatty
ⓘ
Wiley Post ⓘ |
| crewSizeOn1931Flight | 2 ⓘ |
| crewSizeOn1933Flight | 1 ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
|
| displayedAt | National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| era | early 1930s aviation ⓘ |
| firstAroundTheWorldFlightDuration | about 8 days 15 hours ⓘ |
| firstAroundTheWorldFlightYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| laterOwner | Wiley Post ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| modifiedFor |
autopilot installation
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high-altitude flight ⓘ long-range fuel capacity ⓘ radio navigation equipment ⓘ |
| museumCollection | Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Winnie Mae Fain ⓘ |
| notableFlight |
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1931 around-the-world flight
1933 solo around-the-world flight ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments
ⓘ
record-setting around-the-world flights ⓘ |
| operator | Wiley Post ⓘ |
| owner | F. C. Hall ⓘ |
| pilotOn1933Flight | Wiley Post ⓘ |
| recordSet |
fastest around-the-world flight 1931
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first solo around-the-world flight 1933 ⓘ |
| registration | NR105W ⓘ |
| secondAroundTheWorldFlightDuration | about 7 days 18 hours ⓘ |
| secondAroundTheWorldFlightYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| sponsorNameDisplayed |
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Winnie Mae
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| usedFor |
around-the-world flights
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high-altitude flight experiments ⓘ long-distance record attempts ⓘ pressure suit testing ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | cantilever high wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae Description of subject: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1931 around-the-world flight
this entity surface form:
Winnie Mae
this entity surface form:
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae"