Wiley Post
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Wiley Post was an American aviator famed for being the first pilot to fly solo around the world and for his pioneering work in high-altitude flight and pressure suit development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wiley Post canonical | 18 |
| Wiley Post (via Lockheed Vega) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T625748 — 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 Context triple: [Wright J-5C Whirlwind, notableUser, Wiley Post]
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A.
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator famed for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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B.
John Alcock
John Alcock was a British aviator best known for making the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 alongside Arthur Whitten Brown.
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C.
Land Morrow Lindbergh
Land Morrow Lindbergh is one of the sons of famed American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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D.
Raymond Orteig
Raymond Orteig was a French-American hotelier and philanthropist best known for funding the Orteig Prize that spurred Charles Lindbergh’s historic nonstop transatlantic flight.
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E.
Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Wilfrid Kent Hughes was an Australian politician and sports administrator who played a leading role in organizing the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
- 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 Target entity description: Wiley Post was an American aviator famed for being the first pilot to fly solo around the world and for his pioneering work in high-altitude flight and pressure suit development.
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A.
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator famed for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
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B.
John Alcock
John Alcock was a British aviator best known for making the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 alongside Arthur Whitten Brown.
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C.
Land Morrow Lindbergh
Land Morrow Lindbergh is one of the sons of famed American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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D.
Raymond Orteig
Raymond Orteig was a French-American hotelier and philanthropist best known for funding the Orteig Prize that spurred Charles Lindbergh’s historic nonstop transatlantic flight.
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E.
Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Wilfrid Kent Hughes was an Australian politician and sports administrator who played a leading role in organizing the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviator
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| achieved | altitude over 50,000 feet in pressure suit tests ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Flying Cross
ⓘ
Harmon Trophy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | airplane crash ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
B. F. Goodrich Company
ⓘ
linked to:
B.F. Goodrich Company
United States Army Air Corps engineers ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army Air Corps
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-11-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-08-15 ⓘ |
| diedTogetherWith | Will Rogers ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | wore an eye patch ⓘ |
| employer |
Burrell Tibbs Flying Circus
ⓘ
Oklahoma oilman F. C. Hall ⓘ oil industry (as roughneck and worker) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933-07-22 ⓘ |
| eyeInjuryCause | oil-field accident ⓘ |
| familyName | Post ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
aerospace medicine ⓘ aviation ⓘ |
| givenName | Wiley ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
ⓘ
linked to:
Will Rogers World Airport
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Utqiaġvik, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
|
| honoredIn |
National Aviation Hall of Fame
ⓘ
Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern high-altitude flight suits
ⓘ
later design of astronaut pressure suits ⓘ |
| lostEye | left eye ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of pressure suits
ⓘ
first solo flight around the world ⓘ pioneering high-altitude flight ⓘ use of autopilot and radio navigation in long-distance flight ⓘ work on stratospheric flight ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviator
ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae"
ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Vega
|
| performed | first solo circumnavigation of the globe by airplane ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Van Zandt County, Texas
near Grand Saline, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Point Barrow, Alaska, United States ⓘ |
| recordSet | around-the-world solo flight time record ⓘ |
| residence |
Oklahoma, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933-07-15 ⓘ |
| tested | early full-pressure flying suit ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae"
ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Vega
|
| workedOn | experimental pressure suit for high-altitude flight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wiley Post Description of subject: Wiley Post was an American aviator famed for being the first pilot to fly solo around the world and for his pioneering work in high-altitude flight and pressure suit development.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Oklahoma oilman F. C. Hall
subject linked to:
Oklahoma oilman F. C. Hall
subject linked to:
Oklahoma oilman F. C. Hall
subject linked to:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
linked to: Wiley Post
subject linked to:
Harmon Trophy (to its pilots)