23rd Fighter Group
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The 23rd Fighter Group is a United States Army Air Forces unit formed in World War II that carried on the legacy and traditions of the famed Flying Tigers in the China-Burma-India theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 23rd Fighter Group canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T701668 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 23rd Fighter Group Context triple: [Flying Tigers, disbandedInto, 23rd Fighter Group]
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509th Composite Group
The 509th Composite Group was the U.S. Army Air Forces unit specially formed during World War II to conduct atomic bomb missions, including the deployment of the "Fat Man" bomb over Nagasaki.
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B.
412th Operations Group
The 412th Operations Group is a U.S. Air Force unit at Edwards Air Force Base responsible for planning, executing, and supporting flight test and evaluation missions for advanced aerospace systems.
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C.
Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force was a major tactical air force of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, best known for its close air support and air-ground operations in the European Theater, particularly during and after the D-Day invasion.
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D.
1st Wing
The 1st Wing is a major operational unit of the Belgian Air Force historically associated with fighter and training aircraft operations.
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E.
Eleventh Air Force
The Eleventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for air operations and defense in the Alaska and North Pacific region.
- 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: 23rd Fighter Group Target entity description: The 23rd Fighter Group is a United States Army Air Forces unit formed in World War II that carried on the legacy and traditions of the famed Flying Tigers in the China-Burma-India theater.
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A.
509th Composite Group
The 509th Composite Group was the U.S. Army Air Forces unit specially formed during World War II to conduct atomic bomb missions, including the deployment of the "Fat Man" bomb over Nagasaki.
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B.
412th Operations Group
The 412th Operations Group is a U.S. Air Force unit at Edwards Air Force Base responsible for planning, executing, and supporting flight test and evaluation missions for advanced aerospace systems.
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C.
Ninth Air Force
Ninth Air Force was a major tactical air force of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, best known for its close air support and air-ground operations in the European Theater, particularly during and after the D-Day invasion.
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D.
1st Wing
The 1st Wing is a major operational unit of the Belgian Air Force historically associated with fighter and training aircraft operations.
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E.
Eleventh Air Force
The Eleventh Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for air operations and defense in the Alaska and North Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces unit
ⓘ
fighter group ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWith |
China Air Task Force
ⓘ
China Burma India Theater ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Air Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater
|
| branch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure | United States Army Air Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engagement |
air operations over Burma
ⓘ
air operations over China ⓘ air operations over India ⓘ |
| equipmentType | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| formedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| heritage |
Flying Tigers
ⓘ
surface form:
American Volunteer Group
Flying Tigers ⓘ |
| nickname | Flying Tigers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing traditions of the Flying Tigers
ⓘ
defense of China against Japanese air forces ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ India ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Flying Tigers
ⓘ
surface form:
1st American Volunteer Group
|
| primaryMission |
air superiority
ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ |
| role | fighter ⓘ |
| theater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| tradition | shark-mouth nose art on aircraft ⓘ |
| type | combat aviation unit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 23rd Fighter Group Description of subject: The 23rd Fighter Group is a United States Army Air Forces unit formed in World War II that carried on the legacy and traditions of the famed Flying Tigers in the China-Burma-India theater.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American Volunteer Group