The Missile With a Man in It
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"The Missile With a Man in It" is a dramatic nickname for the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a Cold War-era American supersonic interceptor famed for its extremely slender, missile-like design and exceptional speed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Missile With a Man in It canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Missile With a Man in It Context triple: [Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, nicknamed, The Missile With a Man in It]
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A.
The Lost Missile
The Lost Missile is a 1958 American science fiction film about a deadly missile threatening Earth and the desperate efforts to stop it.
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B.
A Missive Missile
A Missive Missile is a section from the poetry collection "A Further Range" by Robert Frost, likely featuring his characteristic reflective and metaphorical verse.
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C.
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October is a 1974 television docudrama that dramatizes the events and high-level decision-making of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Missile Scare
Missile Scare is an alternative name for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the tense 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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E.
The Rocket
"The Rocket" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of dreams, poverty, and the power of imagination through a poor junkyard owner's attempt to give his family the experience of space travel.
- 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: The Missile With a Man in It Target entity description: "The Missile With a Man in It" is a dramatic nickname for the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a Cold War-era American supersonic interceptor famed for its extremely slender, missile-like design and exceptional speed.
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A.
The Lost Missile
The Lost Missile is a 1958 American science fiction film about a deadly missile threatening Earth and the desperate efforts to stop it.
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B.
A Missive Missile
A Missive Missile is a section from the poetry collection "A Further Range" by Robert Frost, likely featuring his characteristic reflective and metaphorical verse.
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C.
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October is a 1974 television docudrama that dramatizes the events and high-level decision-making of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Missile Scare
Missile Scare is an alternative name for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the tense 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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E.
The Rocket
"The Rocket" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of dreams, poverty, and the power of imagination through a poor junkyard owner's attempt to give his family the experience of space travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | aircraft nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | American supersonic interceptor aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedWithConfiguration | single-seat cockpit ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| associatedWithDesignPhilosophy | speed and climb performance prioritized over maneuverability ⓘ |
| associatedWithEngineType | afterburning turbojet-powered aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedWithFuselageShape | long, narrow fuselage ⓘ |
| associatedWithManufacturer | Lockheed Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithNATO | NATO air forces operating the F-104 ⓘ |
| associatedWithRecord | F-104 world speed and altitude records in the late 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedWithReputation |
iconic Cold War fighter image
ⓘ
notorious safety record in some air forces ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole | interceptor fighter role ⓘ |
| associatedWithServicePeriod | 1950s–1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpeedClass | supersonic ⓘ |
| associatedWithTechnologyLevel | early second-generation jet fighters ⓘ |
| associatedWithWingDesign | very small, thin wings ⓘ |
| connotation | dramatic ⓘ |
| emphasizesRisk | perception of the F-104 as a high-performance, high-risk aircraft ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| evokesComparison | guided missile ⓘ |
| focusesOn | pilot as small element within large high-speed airframe ⓘ |
| highlightsFeature |
exceptional speed
ⓘ
extremely slender design ⓘ missile-like appearance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | popular description of the F-104 Starfighter ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
aviation history writing
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popular media descriptions of the F-104 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Missile With a Man in It Description of subject: "The Missile With a Man in It" is a dramatic nickname for the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a Cold War-era American supersonic interceptor famed for its extremely slender, missile-like design and exceptional speed.
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