Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied)
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The Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) was a World War I-era British two-seat bomber variant widely used by American forces, distinguished by its American-built Liberty engine and employed for reconnaissance and light bombing roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4949584 — 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: Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) Context triple: [Liberty L-12, notableApplication, Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied)]
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Nieuport 28 fighter
The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
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B.
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk was an American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft of the late 1930s that served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and numerous foreign air forces before and during the early stages of World War II.
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C.
Airco DH.2
The Airco DH.2 was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter of World War I, notable as one of the first effective Allied aircraft designed specifically to counter the Fokker Eindecker.
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D.
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-13
The Lioré et Olivier LeO H-13 was a French early 20th-century seaplane airliner used for commercial passenger services.
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E.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a rugged, heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber renowned for its durability, high-altitude performance, and effective ground-attack capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) Target entity description: The Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) was a World War I-era British two-seat bomber variant widely used by American forces, distinguished by its American-built Liberty engine and employed for reconnaissance and light bombing roles.
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A.
Nieuport 28 fighter
The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
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B.
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk was an American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft of the late 1930s that served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and numerous foreign air forces before and during the early stages of World War II.
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C.
Airco DH.2
The Airco DH.2 was a British single-seat pusher biplane fighter of World War I, notable as one of the first effective Allied aircraft designed specifically to counter the Fokker Eindecker.
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D.
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-13
The Lioré et Olivier LeO H-13 was a French early 20th-century seaplane airliner used for commercial passenger services.
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E.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a rugged, heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber renowned for its durability, high-altitude performance, and effective ground-attack capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I aircraft
ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ two-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | biplane ⓘ |
| aircraftType | landplane ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | British-built airframe ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load
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fixed forward-firing machine gun ⓘ flexible rear-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| basedOn | Airco DH-9A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | tandem open cockpits ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor | daylight operations ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | fitted with American-built Liberty engine ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration |
piston engine
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Liberty L-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | wood-and-fabric construction ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late World War I ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | two-seat ⓘ |
| operator |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfEngine | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | day bombing ⓘ |
| propulsion | single propeller ⓘ |
| role |
light bomber
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
artillery spotting
ⓘ
photo reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | training aircraft (postwar, limited) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American Expeditionary Forces
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battlefield reconnaissance
ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ |
| userType | expeditionary forces ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | two-bay biplane ⓘ |
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: Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) Description of subject: The Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) was a World War I-era British two-seat bomber variant widely used by American forces, distinguished by its American-built Liberty engine and employed for reconnaissance and light bombing roles.
Referenced by (1)
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