Mitsubishi A6M
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The Mitsubishi A6M, commonly known by its Allied reporting name "Zeke" or "Zero," was a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi A6M Zero | 10 |
| Mitsubishi A6M canonical | 1 |
| Mitsubishi A6M Zero airframe | 1 |
| Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 11 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5602113 — 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: Mitsubishi A6M Context triple: [Zeke, referredAircraftDesignation, Mitsubishi A6M]
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A.
Nakajima A6M2-N
The Nakajima A6M2-N was a World War II Japanese single-float seaplane fighter derived from the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and used primarily for maritime patrol and air defense from remote island bases.
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B.
Mitsubishi A7M Reppū
The Mitsubishi A7M Reppū was an advanced Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft developed in World War II as the intended successor to the famed A6M Zero.
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C.
Nakajima B4N
The Nakajima B4N was an early Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber developed in the 1930s for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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D.
Nakajima B6N Tenzan
The Nakajima B6N Tenzan was an Imperial Japanese Navy carrier-based torpedo bomber of World War II, designed as a faster, longer-range, and more capable replacement for earlier Japanese torpedo bombers.
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E.
Mitsubishi A5M fighters
The Mitsubishi A5M fighters were Japanese carrier-based monoplane fighters used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1930s and early World War II, notable as the predecessor to the famed A6M Zero.
- 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: Mitsubishi A6M Target entity description: The Mitsubishi A6M, commonly known by its Allied reporting name "Zeke" or "Zero," was a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
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A.
Nakajima A6M2-N
The Nakajima A6M2-N was a World War II Japanese single-float seaplane fighter derived from the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and used primarily for maritime patrol and air defense from remote island bases.
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B.
Mitsubishi A7M Reppū
The Mitsubishi A7M Reppū was an advanced Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft developed in World War II as the intended successor to the famed A6M Zero.
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C.
Nakajima B4N
The Nakajima B4N was an early Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber developed in the 1930s for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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D.
Nakajima B6N Tenzan
The Nakajima B6N Tenzan was an Imperial Japanese Navy carrier-based torpedo bomber of World War II, designed as a faster, longer-range, and more capable replacement for earlier Japanese torpedo bombers.
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E.
Mitsubishi A5M fighters
The Mitsubishi A5M fighters were Japanese carrier-based monoplane fighters used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1930s and early World War II, notable as the predecessor to the famed A6M Zero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ single-engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftDesignation | A6M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedReportingName | Zeke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
2× 20 mm Type 99 cannon
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2× 60 kg bombs ⓘ 2× 7.7 mm Type 97 machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Jiro Horikoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939-04-01 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 331 mph
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approximately 533 km/h ⓘ |
| nickname | Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exceptional maneuverability
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lightweight construction ⓘ long operational range ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Imperial Japanese Army (limited use)
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Republic of China Air Force (captured examples) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States (captured evaluation aircraft) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Nakajima Sakae radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedUnits | over 10,000 ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1940–1945 ⓘ |
| range |
over 1,100 miles
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over 1,800 km ⓘ |
| role |
carrier fighter
ⓘ
fighter ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | naval aviation ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1940 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fighter escort
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fighter-bomber missions ⓘ fleet air defense ⓘ |
| usedInBattle |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines Campaign (1941–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mitsubishi A6M Description of subject: The Mitsubishi A6M, commonly known by its Allied reporting name "Zeke" or "Zero," was a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
subject surface form:
Zuikaku
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
subject surface form:
Soryu
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 11
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero airframe
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
subject surface form:
Mitsubishi A5M
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
subject surface form:
Mitsubishi A5M
this entity surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero