Polikarpov I-15
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The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, widely used in the early stages of World War II and notably in the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polikarpov I-15 canonical | 2 |
| Polikarpov I-15bis | 1 |
| Polikarpov I-series fighters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4124065 — 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: Polikarpov I-15 Context triple: [Spanish Republican Air Force, usedAircraft, Polikarpov I-15]
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A.
Soviet Polikarpov I-16
The Soviet Polikarpov I-16 was a pioneering monoplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, notable for its retractable landing gear, high speed for its era, and extensive combat use in conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War and early World War II.
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B.
Seversky P-35
The Seversky P-35 was a late-1930s American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter that became the first modern single-seat fighter ordered in quantity by the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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C.
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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D.
A-20 Havoc
The A-20 Havoc was an American World War II light bomber and attack aircraft known for its speed, versatility, and extensive use in low-level bombing and ground-attack missions.
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E.
Ilyushin Il-12
The Ilyushin Il-12 is a Soviet twin-engine transport aircraft developed in the 1940s, widely used for both military and civilian passenger and cargo 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: Polikarpov I-15 Target entity description: The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, widely used in the early stages of World War II and notably in the Spanish Civil War.
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A.
Soviet Polikarpov I-16
The Soviet Polikarpov I-16 was a pioneering monoplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, notable for its retractable landing gear, high speed for its era, and extensive combat use in conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War and early World War II.
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B.
Seversky P-35
The Seversky P-35 was a late-1930s American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter that became the first modern single-seat fighter ordered in quantity by the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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C.
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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D.
A-20 Havoc
The A-20 Havoc was an American World War II light bomber and attack aircraft known for its speed, versatility, and extensive use in low-level bombing and ground-attack missions.
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E.
Ilyushin Il-12
The Ilyushin Il-12 is a Soviet twin-engine transport aircraft developed in the 1940s, widely used for both military and civilian passenger and cargo operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | frontline fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
single-engine
ⓘ
single-seat ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
Polikarpov I-15
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Polikarpov I-series fighters
|
| armament | four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns ⓘ |
| construction | mixed wood-and-metal structure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Nikolai Polikarpov ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled radial engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | mid-1930s with Soviet Air Force ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1933 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | fabric-covered ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed conventional landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Polikarpov Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 360 km/h ⓘ |
| nickName |
Chato
ⓘ
Curtiss ⓘ Rata (by Nationalist forces in Spain) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use in Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| powerplant | Shvetsov M-25 radial engine ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 9000 m ⓘ |
| successor |
Polikarpov I-153
ⓘ
Polikarpov I-15 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Polikarpov I-15bis
|
| usedAs |
fighter-bomber
ⓘ
trainer in later years ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bulgarian Air Force
ⓘ
Chinese Air Force ⓘ Finnish Air Force ⓘ Mongolian People’s Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
Spanish Republican Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Spanish Civil War ⓘ Winter War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Far East
|
| wingConfiguration | gulled upper wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polikarpov I-15 Description of subject: The Polikarpov I-15 was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, widely used in the early stages of World War II and notably in the Spanish Civil War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Polikarpov I-15bis
this entity surface form:
Polikarpov I-series fighters