B-29 Superfortress
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The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T140563 — 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)
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Target entity: B-29 Superfortress Context triple: [atomic bombing of Nagasaki, usedAircraft, B-29 Superfortress]
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Enola Gay
Enola Gay is the U.S. B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.
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Wright J-5C Whirlwind
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and use in pioneering long-distance flights of the late 1920s.
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Heinkel He 177
The Heinkel He 177 was a German long-range heavy bomber of World War II, notable for its troubled development, engine reliability issues, and limited operational success.
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Junkers Ju 88
The Junkers Ju 88 was a highly versatile German World War II twin‑engine aircraft used extensively as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, and reconnaissance plane.
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Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Luftwaffe during the early years of World War II, especially in major air campaigns over Europe.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: B-29 Superfortress Target entity description: The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
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A.
Enola Gay
Enola Gay is the U.S. B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.
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B.
Wright J-5C Whirlwind
The Wright J-5C Whirlwind is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine renowned for its reliability and use in pioneering long-distance flights of the late 1920s.
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C.
Heinkel He 177
The Heinkel He 177 was a German long-range heavy bomber of World War II, notable for its troubled development, engine reliability issues, and limited operational success.
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D.
Junkers Ju 88
The Junkers Ju 88 was a highly versatile German World War II twin‑engine aircraft used extensively as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, and reconnaissance plane.
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E.
Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Luftwaffe during the early years of World War II, especially in major air campaigns over Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: B-29 Superfortress Description of subject: The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
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Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
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Glenn L. Martin Company plant, Omaha, Nebraska
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United States Army Air Forces B-29 program
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navigator: Theodore Van Kirk
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Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engine
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aircraft commander Charles W. Sweeney
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Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (visiting or associated aircraft)
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Captain Frederick C. Bock
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