Blohm & Voss BV 222
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The Blohm & Voss BV 222 was a large German World War II long-range flying boat used primarily for maritime transport and reconnaissance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking | 2 |
| Blohm & Voss BV 222 canonical | 1 |
| Blohm & Voss BV 222 (early versions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3923906 — 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: Blohm & Voss BV 222 Context triple: [MG 131 machine gun, usedOnAircraft, Blohm & Voss BV 222]
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A.
Blohm & Voss Ha 138
The Blohm & Voss Ha 138 was a German World War II twin-engine maritime reconnaissance flying boat used primarily for long-range patrol and convoy escort duties.
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B.
Arado Ar 196 seaplane
The Arado Ar 196 seaplane was a German World War II shipboard reconnaissance floatplane widely used by the Kriegsmarine for scouting, patrol, and maritime operations.
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C.
Blohm & Voss Ha 139
The Blohm & Voss Ha 139 was a German long-range transatlantic mail-carrying seaplane developed in the late 1930s.
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D.
Dornier Do X
The Dornier Do X was a massive German flying boat of the late 1920s and early 1930s, famous for being one of the largest and most ambitious passenger aircraft of its time.
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E.
LZ 10 Schwaben
LZ 10 Schwaben was an early 20th-century German passenger-carrying Zeppelin airship known for pioneering commercial air travel before World War I.
- 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: Blohm & Voss BV 222 Target entity description: The Blohm & Voss BV 222 was a large German World War II long-range flying boat used primarily for maritime transport and reconnaissance.
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A.
Blohm & Voss Ha 138
The Blohm & Voss Ha 138 was a German World War II twin-engine maritime reconnaissance flying boat used primarily for long-range patrol and convoy escort duties.
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B.
Arado Ar 196 seaplane
The Arado Ar 196 seaplane was a German World War II shipboard reconnaissance floatplane widely used by the Kriegsmarine for scouting, patrol, and maritime operations.
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C.
Blohm & Voss Ha 139
The Blohm & Voss Ha 139 was a German long-range transatlantic mail-carrying seaplane developed in the late 1930s.
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D.
Dornier Do X
The Dornier Do X was a massive German flying boat of the late 1920s and early 1930s, famous for being one of the largest and most ambitious passenger aircraft of its time.
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E.
LZ 10 Schwaben
LZ 10 Schwaben was an early 20th-century German passenger-carrying Zeppelin airship known for pioneering commercial air travel before World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | long-range flying boat ⓘ |
| armament |
cannon
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| category |
German military aircraft
ⓘ
flying boats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 11 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | 320 km/h ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range transoceanic transport ⓘ |
| designFeature |
all-metal hull
ⓘ
boat hull fuselage ⓘ cantilever wing ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Blohm & Voss shipbuilding expertise ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | six-engine ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s–1940s aviation ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1940-09-07 ⓘ |
| height | 10.90 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| length | 37.37 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blohm & Voss ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 390 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 49,000 kg ⓘ |
| nickname | Wiking ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Norwegian Sea ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 13 ⓘ |
| operator | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| powerplant | 6 × Junkers Jumo 207C diesel engines ⓘ |
| primaryRole | maritime transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-powered propeller aircraft ⓘ |
| range | 6,100 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1945 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | maritime reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 6,500 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
patrol missions over the Atlantic
ⓘ
supply missions to North Africa ⓘ supply missions to Norway ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | 46.00 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blohm & Voss BV 222 Description of subject: The Blohm & Voss BV 222 was a large German World War II long-range flying boat used primarily for maritime transport and reconnaissance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Blohm & Voss BV 222