Fiddler

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Fiddler is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tu-128, a long-range interceptor aircraft developed during the Cold War to defend against strategic bombers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Fiddler canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO reporting name ⓘ
aircraftCategory interceptor aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
twin-seat ⓘ
aircraftFamily Tu-128 ⓘ
aircraftManufacturer Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ
aircraftRole long-range interceptor ⓘ
aircraftType jet aircraft ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
designedFor long-range patrols ⓘ
operations over Soviet northern frontiers ⓘ
designedToCounter strategic bombers ⓘ
era 1960s military aircraft ⓘ
Cold War military aircraft ⓘ
hasCrew 2 ⓘ
introducedAsNATOReportingName 1960s ⓘ
namedAfter musical performer (fiddler) ⓘ
operatedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
partOf Soviet air defense network ⓘ
primaryMission air defense ⓘ
interception of high-altitude targets ⓘ
refersTo Tupolev Tu-128 ⓘ
linked to: Tu-128
replacedBy MiG-31 ⓘ
serviceBranch Soviet Air Defence Forces ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
usedBy Warsaw Pact air defense (primarily Soviet) ⓘ
usedWith long-range air-to-air missiles ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tu-128 → NATOreportingName → Fiddler ⓘ