OH-23 Raven
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The OH-23 Raven is a light observation and utility helicopter used extensively by the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars for reconnaissance, liaison, and medical evacuation missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| OH-23 Raven canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7656587 — 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: OH-23 Raven Context triple: [Hugh Thompson Jr., aircraftFlown, OH-23 Raven]
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A.
OH-6 Cayuse
The OH-6 Cayuse is a light observation and utility helicopter originally developed for the U.S. Army, known for its agility, compact size, and extensive use in reconnaissance and special operations roles.
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B.
AH-6 Little Bird
The AH-6 Little Bird is a light attack and reconnaissance helicopter used by U.S. special operations forces for highly agile, low-level missions.
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C.
OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter
The OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter is a Japanese twin-engine observation and light attack rotorcraft developed by Kawasaki for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, featuring advanced sensors and high maneuverability for battlefield surveillance.
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D.
Bell OH-58 Kiowa
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, light military helicopters primarily used for observation, reconnaissance, and light attack roles.
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E.
HH-60 Pave Hawk
The HH-60 Pave Hawk is a U.S. Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopter, derived from the UH-60 Black Hawk and equipped for all-weather, long-range missions to recover personnel from hostile environments.
- 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: OH-23 Raven Target entity description: The OH-23 Raven is a light observation and utility helicopter used extensively by the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars for reconnaissance, liaison, and medical evacuation missions.
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A.
OH-6 Cayuse
The OH-6 Cayuse is a light observation and utility helicopter originally developed for the U.S. Army, known for its agility, compact size, and extensive use in reconnaissance and special operations roles.
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B.
AH-6 Little Bird
The AH-6 Little Bird is a light attack and reconnaissance helicopter used by U.S. special operations forces for highly agile, low-level missions.
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C.
OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter
The OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter is a Japanese twin-engine observation and light attack rotorcraft developed by Kawasaki for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, featuring advanced sensors and high maneuverability for battlefield surveillance.
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D.
Bell OH-58 Kiowa
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, light military helicopters primarily used for observation, reconnaissance, and light attack roles.
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E.
HH-60 Pave Hawk
The HH-60 Pave Hawk is a U.S. Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopter, derived from the UH-60 Black Hawk and equipped for all-weather, long-range missions to recover personnel from hostile environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light observation helicopter
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utility helicopter ⓘ |
| armamentOption |
machine guns
ⓘ
rockets ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hiller Model 360 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | 2 passengers ⓘ |
| configuration | single main rotor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| engineModel | Lycoming VO-435 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1950 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1948 ⓘ |
| introducedAs | H-23A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | skid landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hiller Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | about 97 knots ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bubble canopy
ⓘ
two-blade main rotor ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| previousDesignation | H-23 Raven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | about 250 miles ⓘ |
| role |
liaison
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ observation ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ training ⓘ utility ⓘ |
| successor | OH-6 Cayuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | tail rotor ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Army
NERFINISHED
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Chilean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Danish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian military NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery spotting
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forward air control ⓘ pilot training ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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.
Input
Subject: OH-23 Raven Description of subject: The OH-23 Raven is a light observation and utility helicopter used extensively by the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars for reconnaissance, liaison, and medical evacuation missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.