Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae

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Lockheed Vega monoplane record-setting aircraft

Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Winnie Mae	4
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae"	2
Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae	2
1931 around-the-world flight	1
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae" world flights	1
Lockheed Vega aircraft Winnie Mae	1
Wiley Post’s Lockheed Vega	1
Wiley Post’s Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae	1
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2975202 — 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: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
Context triple: [Lockheed Vega, famousExample, Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae]

A. Orville
Orville is the comically clumsy albatross who serves as the bumbling but brave air transport for the heroes in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
B. Hughes H-1 Racer
The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
C. Hughes H-4 Hercules
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
D. 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.
E. Waco CG-4 glider
The Waco CG-4 was an American military transport glider widely used during World War II to silently deliver troops and equipment behind enemy lines.
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: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
Target entity description: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.

A. Orville
Orville is the comically clumsy albatross who serves as the bumbling but brave air transport for the heroes in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
B. Hughes H-1 Racer
The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
C. Hughes H-4 Hercules
The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose," is a massive experimental World War II-era flying boat and the largest wooden aircraft ever built.
D. 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.
E. Waco CG-4 glider
The Waco CG-4 was an American military transport glider widely used during World War II to silently deliver troops and equipment behind enemy lines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lockheed Vega ⓘ monoplane ⓘ record-setting aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration	high-wing monoplane ⓘ
aircraftType	Lockheed Vega 5C ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Vega
airframeMaterial	wooden monocoque fuselage ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ
associatedPerson	Harold Gatty ⓘ Wiley Post ⓘ
associatedWith	development of early pressure suits ⓘ pioneering high-altitude research ⓘ
countryOfRegistration	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crewMember1931Flight	Harold Gatty ⓘ Wiley Post ⓘ
crewSizeOn1931Flight	2 ⓘ
crewSizeOn1933Flight	1 ⓘ
currentLocation	Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ⓘ linked to: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
displayedAt	National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
engineType	radial piston engine ⓘ
era	early 1930s aviation ⓘ
firstAroundTheWorldFlightDuration	about 8 days 15 hours ⓘ
firstAroundTheWorldFlightYear	1931 ⓘ
landingGearType	fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
laterOwner	Wiley Post ⓘ
manufacturer	Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ
modifiedFor	autopilot installation ⓘ high-altitude flight ⓘ long-range fuel capacity ⓘ radio navigation equipment ⓘ
museumCollection	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
namedAfter	Winnie Mae Fain ⓘ
notableFlight	1931 around-the-world flight ⓘ linked to: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae 1933 solo around-the-world flight ⓘ
notableFor	pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments ⓘ record-setting around-the-world flights ⓘ
operator	Wiley Post ⓘ
owner	F. C. Hall ⓘ
pilotOn1933Flight	Wiley Post ⓘ
recordSet	fastest around-the-world flight 1931 ⓘ first solo around-the-world flight 1933 ⓘ
registration	NR105W ⓘ
secondAroundTheWorldFlightDuration	about 7 days 18 hours ⓘ
secondAroundTheWorldFlightYear	1933 ⓘ
sponsorNameDisplayed	Winnie Mae ⓘ linked to: Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
usedFor	around-the-world flights ⓘ high-altitude flight experiments ⓘ long-distance record attempts ⓘ pressure suit testing ⓘ
wingConfiguration	cantilever high wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited