Il-28 bomber
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilyushin Il-28 | 7 |
| Il-28 | 2 |
| Il-28 bomber canonical | 1 |
| Ilyushin Il-28 (some variants) | 1 |
| Il‑28U trainer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1193755 — 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-28 bomber Context triple: [Operation Anadyr, uses, Il-28 bomber]
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A.
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
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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.
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.
- 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-28 bomber Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
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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.
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-22 is a Soviet-era supersonic long-range bomber designed during the Cold War for high-speed strike missions against strategic targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet bomber
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light bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
internal bomb bay
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tail gun turret ⓘ |
| bombLoad | approximately 3,000 kg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
navigator‑bombardier
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pilot ⓘ tail gunner ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
China
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ East Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ other Warsaw Pact countries ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1948 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ilyushin Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 900 km/h ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Beagle ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Il‑28R reconnaissance version
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Il‑28T torpedo bomber ⓘ Il‑28U trainer ⓘ
linked to:
Il-28 bomber
|
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Klimov VK‑1 turbojet
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linked to:
Klimov VK-1
|
| primaryUsers |
Czechoslovak Air Force
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East German Air Force ⓘ People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
Polish Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| range | approximately 2,200 km ⓘ |
| role |
attack aircraft
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light bomber ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 12,000 m ⓘ |
| tailGunCaliber | 23 mm ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
maritime strike
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reconnaissance ⓘ tactical bombing ⓘ training ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Il-28 bomber Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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