Triple
T7733064
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF |
E175310
|
entity |
| Predicate | initialAircraft |
P1524
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brewster Buffalo
The Brewster Buffalo was an American World War II-era single-seat fighter aircraft that saw early combat service with several Allied air forces, including in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, but gained a reputation for poor performance against more advanced enemy fighters.
|
E684066
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Brewster Buffalo | Statement: [No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF, initialAircraft, Brewster Buffalo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brewster Buffalo Context triple: [No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF, initialAircraft, Brewster Buffalo]
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A.
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
The Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" was a 1930s American monoplane fighter aircraft and the first all-metal pursuit plane to enter service with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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B.
Douglas B-18 Bolo
The Douglas B-18 Bolo was an American twin‑engine medium bomber of the late 1930s and early World War II, used primarily for patrol, training, and anti-submarine duties before being superseded by more advanced aircraft.
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C.
Boeing Stearman
The Boeing Stearman is a classic American biplane trainer aircraft widely used during the 1930s and World War II to train military pilots.
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D.
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk was an American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft of the late 1930s that served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and numerous foreign air forces before and during the early stages of World War II.
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E.
Nieuport 28 fighter
The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Brewster Buffalo Triple: [No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF, initialAircraft, Brewster Buffalo]
Generated description
The Brewster Buffalo was an American World War II-era single-seat fighter aircraft that saw early combat service with several Allied air forces, including in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, but gained a reputation for poor performance against more advanced enemy fighters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brewster Buffalo Target entity description: The Brewster Buffalo was an American World War II-era single-seat fighter aircraft that saw early combat service with several Allied air forces, including in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, but gained a reputation for poor performance against more advanced enemy fighters.
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A.
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
The Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" was a 1930s American monoplane fighter aircraft and the first all-metal pursuit plane to enter service with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
-
B.
Douglas B-18 Bolo
The Douglas B-18 Bolo was an American twin‑engine medium bomber of the late 1930s and early World War II, used primarily for patrol, training, and anti-submarine duties before being superseded by more advanced aircraft.
-
C.
Boeing Stearman
The Boeing Stearman is a classic American biplane trainer aircraft widely used during the 1930s and World War II to train military pilots.
-
D.
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk was an American single-seat, all-metal monoplane fighter aircraft of the late 1930s that served with the U.S. Army Air Corps and numerous foreign air forces before and during the early stages of World War II.
-
E.
Nieuport 28 fighter
The Nieuport 28 fighter was a French-built World War I biplane used by early American pursuit squadrons and noted as one of the first fighters flown in combat by U.S. pilots.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: initialAircraft Context triple: [No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF, initialAircraft, Brewster Buffalo]
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A.
intendedAircraft
Indicates that an aircraft is the one planned or designated to be used for a particular flight, mission, or operation.
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B.
firstAircraftName
Indicates the name assigned to the first aircraft associated with a given entity or context.
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C.
launchedAircraftIn
Indicates that an entity initiated the takeoff or deployment of an aircraft within a specified location or context.
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D.
formerPrimaryAircraft
Indicates that an aircraft previously served as the main or primary aircraft for a given operator or entity, but no longer holds that status.
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E.
aircraftType
chosen
Indicates the specific model or category of aircraft associated with an entity or event.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c6995e912c81909a49a2657103f786 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c70402169481909b219dc5f4a64b9b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8b531a7f481908e4ff7f15b851070 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8b5fbda848190b09172740371fd47 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8b675ddb0819085d79dbba560d08f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c7016c4a748190a7012030edaefcee |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:06 p.m.