Il-38
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The Il-38 is a Soviet-designed maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used primarily for long-range ocean surveillance and submarine hunting.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12432756 — 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: Il-38 Context triple: [Russian Naval Aviation, operates, Il-38]
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A.
Ilyushin Il-10
The Ilyushin Il-10 was a Soviet World War II–era armored ground-attack aircraft designed as an improved, more powerful development of the earlier Il-2.
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B.
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Il-14
The Il-14 is a Soviet twin-engine transport aircraft widely used in the 1950s–1960s for military and civilian passenger and cargo operations.
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D.
Ilyushin Il-4
The Ilyushin Il-4 was a Soviet twin-engine long-range bomber widely used by the USSR during World War II for strategic bombing and torpedo missions.
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E.
Il-28 bomber
The Il-28 bomber is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet light bomber widely used during the early Cold War for tactical bombing and training roles.
- 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: Il-38 Target entity description: The Il-38 is a Soviet-designed maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used primarily for long-range ocean surveillance and submarine hunting.
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A.
Ilyushin Il-10
The Ilyushin Il-10 was a Soviet World War II–era armored ground-attack aircraft designed as an improved, more powerful development of the earlier Il-2.
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B.
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Il-14
The Il-14 is a Soviet twin-engine transport aircraft widely used in the 1950s–1960s for military and civilian passenger and cargo operations.
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D.
Ilyushin Il-4
The Ilyushin Il-4 was a Soviet twin-engine long-range bomber widely used by the USSR during World War II for strategic bombing and torpedo missions.
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E.
Il-28 bomber
The Il-28 bomber is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet light bomber widely used during the early Cold War for tactical bombing and training roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Il-38N