Operation Redwing
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Operation Redwing was a 1956 U.S. series of atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds designed to evaluate advanced thermonuclear weapon designs and delivery systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Redwing canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2710372 — 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: Operation Redwing Context triple: [Enewetak Atoll, testSeriesConducted, Operation Redwing]
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A.
Operation Nimrod
Operation Nimrod was the 1980 Special Air Service hostage-rescue assault on the Iranian Embassy in London, renowned for its swift, televised resolution of the siege.
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B.
Operation Black Buck
Operation Black Buck was a series of long-range Royal Air Force bombing missions carried out during the Falklands War in 1982, notable for their extreme distance and complex aerial refueling.
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C.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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D.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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E.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
- 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: Operation Redwing Target entity description: Operation Redwing was a 1956 U.S. series of atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds designed to evaluate advanced thermonuclear weapon designs and delivery systems.
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A.
Operation Nimrod
Operation Nimrod was the 1980 Special Air Service hostage-rescue assault on the Iranian Embassy in London, renowned for its swift, televised resolution of the siege.
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B.
Operation Black Buck
Operation Black Buck was a series of long-range Royal Air Force bombing missions carried out during the Falklands War in 1982, notable for their extreme distance and complex aerial refueling.
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C.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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D.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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E.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
nuclear test series ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTime | 1956-07-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Plumbbob ⓘ |
| hasEffect | radioactive contamination of test sites ⓘ |
| location |
Bikini Atoll
ⓘ
Enewetak Atoll ⓘ Pacific Proving Grounds ⓘ |
| maximumYield | approximately 15 megatons of TNT equivalent ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableTest |
Apache
ⓘ
Blackfoot ⓘ Cherokee ⓘ Dakota ⓘ Erie ⓘ Flathead ⓘ Huron ⓘ Inca ⓘ Kickapoo ⓘ Lacrosse ⓘ Mohawk ⓘ Navajo ⓘ
linked to:
Navajo language
Osage ⓘ
linked to:
Osage Nation
Redwing-Buffalo ⓘ Seminole ⓘ Tewa ⓘ Yuma ⓘ Zuni ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 17 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
Cold War nuclear testing
ⓘ
Pacific Proving Grounds nuclear testing program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Wigwam ⓘ |
| purpose |
evaluation of advanced thermonuclear weapon designs
ⓘ
evaluation of nuclear weapon delivery systems ⓘ |
| startTime | 1956-05-05 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | declassified U.S. government reports ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 1956 ⓘ |
| testedCapability |
strategic bomber delivery of thermonuclear weapons
ⓘ
weaponized hydrogen bomb designs ⓘ |
| testEnvironment |
atmosphere
ⓘ
barge shot ⓘ surface burst ⓘ tower shot ⓘ |
| testType |
atmospheric nuclear test
ⓘ
thermonuclear test ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Redwing Description of subject: Operation Redwing was a 1956 U.S. series of atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds designed to evaluate advanced thermonuclear weapon designs and delivery systems.
Referenced by (8)
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