Aichi M6A
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The Aichi M6A was a Japanese World War II-era floatplane bomber designed to be launched from submarines for surprise attack missions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aichi M6A Seiran | 2 |
| Aichi M6A canonical | 1 |
| Aichi M6A Seiran floatplane | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4233296 — 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: Aichi M6A Context triple: [Aichi Kokuki, notableAircraft, Aichi M6A]
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A.
Nakajima B6N Tenzan
The Nakajima B6N Tenzan was an Imperial Japanese Navy carrier-based torpedo bomber of World War II, designed as a faster, longer-range, and more capable replacement for earlier Japanese torpedo bombers.
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B.
Kawanishi H8K
The Kawanishi H8K was a World War II Japanese four-engine flying boat renowned for its long range, heavy armament, and effectiveness in maritime patrol and anti-submarine roles.
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C.
Nakajima B5N
The Nakajima B5N was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early years of World War II, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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D.
Kawanishi H6K
The Kawanishi H6K was a Japanese four-engine flying boat used primarily for long-range maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions before and during World War II.
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E.
Nakajima C6N
The Nakajima C6N was a high-speed, long-range carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, known for its exceptional performance and late-war service.
- 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: Aichi M6A Target entity description: The Aichi M6A was a Japanese World War II-era floatplane bomber designed to be launched from submarines for surprise attack missions.
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A.
Nakajima B6N Tenzan
The Nakajima B6N Tenzan was an Imperial Japanese Navy carrier-based torpedo bomber of World War II, designed as a faster, longer-range, and more capable replacement for earlier Japanese torpedo bombers.
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B.
Kawanishi H8K
The Kawanishi H8K was a World War II Japanese four-engine flying boat renowned for its long range, heavy armament, and effectiveness in maritime patrol and anti-submarine roles.
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C.
Nakajima B5N
The Nakajima B5N was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early years of World War II, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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D.
Kawanishi H6K
The Kawanishi H6K was a Japanese four-engine flying boat used primarily for long-range maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions before and during World War II.
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E.
Nakajima C6N
The Nakajima C6N was a high-speed, long-range carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, known for its exceptional performance and late-war service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II Japanese aircraft
ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ floatplane bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
military aircraft
ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentOption |
bombs
ⓘ
torpedo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
observer
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| designedBy | Aichi design team ⓘ |
| designedFor | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| designedForLaunchFrom |
catapult
ⓘ
submarine aircraft carriers ⓘ submarines ⓘ |
| designedForMissionType |
strategic attack
ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ |
| designedForTargetType |
U.S. mainland targets
ⓘ
distant enemy bases ⓘ |
| designedOperator |
I-400
ⓘ
linked to:
I-400-class submarine
I-400-class submarine ⓘ I-401 ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
foldable for storage
ⓘ
stowable in submarine hangar ⓘ |
| engineModel | Aichi Atsuta 32 ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-cooled V12 ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1943 ⓘ |
| floatType | twin-float seaplane ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| landingSurface | water ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Seiran ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Seiran ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | fewer than 30 ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 1 ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
attack aircraft
ⓘ
torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston engine ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailType | folding tail ⓘ |
| takeoffMethod | catapult launch from submarine ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingType | folding wings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Aichi M6A Description of subject: The Aichi M6A was a Japanese World War II-era floatplane bomber designed to be launched from submarines for surprise attack missions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aichi M6A
subject linked to:
Aichi Atsuta liquid-cooled V-12 engine
linked to: Aichi M6A
linked to: Aichi M6A