de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
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The de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo is a Canadian-built short takeoff and landing (STOL) military transport aircraft used primarily for tactical airlift and search-and-rescue missions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DHC-5 Buffalo | 2 |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo | 2 |
| DHC-5 Buffalo (civil designation) | 1 |
| de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6787528 — 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: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo Context triple: [National Air Force Museum of Canada, hasNotableAircraft, de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo]
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A.
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is a rugged single-engine STOL utility aircraft renowned for its versatility in bush flying, passenger transport, and cargo operations in remote regions.
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B.
Beechcraft Queen Air
The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin-engine light utility aircraft introduced in the 1960s, known for its cabin-class comfort and use in executive transport, air taxi, and utility roles.
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C.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.
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D.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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E.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
- 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: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo Target entity description: The de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo is a Canadian-built short takeoff and landing (STOL) military transport aircraft used primarily for tactical airlift and search-and-rescue missions.
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A.
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
The de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter is a rugged single-engine STOL utility aircraft renowned for its versatility in bush flying, passenger transport, and cargo operations in remote regions.
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B.
Beechcraft Queen Air
The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin-engine light utility aircraft introduced in the 1960s, known for its cabin-class comfort and use in executive transport, air taxi, and utility roles.
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C.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.
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D.
Beechcraft King Air
The Beechcraft King Air is a family of twin-turboprop utility aircraft widely used around the world for military, government, and civilian transport, training, and special-mission roles.
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E.
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military transport aircraft
ⓘ
search-and-rescue aircraft ⓘ short takeoff and landing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | twin-engine turboprop ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | aluminium alloy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
DHC-5 Buffalo (civil designation)
ⓘ
linked to:
de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
|
| canCarry |
litters for medical evacuation
ⓘ
paratroops ⓘ up to 41 troops ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| designedFor | operations from short, rough airstrips ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
ⓘ
linked to:
de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
|
| engineType | turboprop ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1964 ⓘ |
| hasCargoRamp | rear loading ramp ⓘ |
| hasPressurizedCabin | false ⓘ |
| hasSTOLCapability | true ⓘ |
| introduced | 1967 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
de Havilland Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
De Havilland Canada
|
| maximumSpeed | approximately 450 km/h ⓘ |
| militaryDesignationOf |
de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
ⓘ
linked to:
de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
|
| notableFeature |
ability to operate from unprepared airstrips
ⓘ
excellent short-field performance ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Canadian Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| range | approximately 2100 km ⓘ |
| retiredFromServiceInCanada | 2020 ⓘ |
| role |
search and rescue
ⓘ
tactical transport ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 25000 ft ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedByBranch | Canadian search and rescue units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
medical evacuation
ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ transport of troops and cargo ⓘ |
| usedIn |
United Nations peacekeeping support missions
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations peace operations
domestic search and rescue operations in Canada ⓘ humanitarian relief missions ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
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: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo Description of subject: The de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo is a Canadian-built short takeoff and landing (STOL) military transport aircraft used primarily for tactical airlift and search-and-rescue missions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
KAF
linked to: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
linked to: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
linked to: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
linked to: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo
linked to: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo