Blackburn Skua
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The Blackburn Skua was a British World War II-era carrier-based dive bomber and fighter aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackburn Skua canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10877492 — 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: Blackburn Skua Context triple: [813 Naval Air Squadron, aircraftOperated, Blackburn Skua]
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A.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
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B.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter of the early post–World War II era, notable as one of the Royal Navy’s first operational carrier-based jet aircraft.
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C.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
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D.
Fairey Fox
The Fairey Fox was a British single-engine light bomber and reconnaissance biplane of the interwar period, known for its high performance and service with the Royal Air Force and Belgian Air Force.
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E.
Fairey Fulmar
The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne fighter and reconnaissance aircraft used by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during the early years of World War II.
- 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: Blackburn Skua Target entity description: The Blackburn Skua was a British World War II-era carrier-based dive bomber and fighter aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm.
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A.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
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B.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter of the early post–World War II era, notable as one of the Royal Navy’s first operational carrier-based jet aircraft.
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C.
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, noted for its heavy losses in combat due to inadequate performance against modern fighters.
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D.
Fairey Fox
The Fairey Fox was a British single-engine light bomber and reconnaissance biplane of the interwar period, known for its high performance and service with the Royal Air Force and Belgian Air Force.
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E.
Fairey Fulmar
The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne fighter and reconnaissance aircraft used by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during the early years of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
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carrier-based dive bomber ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentDefensive | 1 × 0.303 in Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit ⓘ |
| armamentFixed | 4 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns in wings ⓘ |
| basedOn | aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| bombLoad |
1 × 500 lb bomb under fuselage
ⓘ
2 × 100 lb bombs under wings ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
observer
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| designedFor | Royal Navy specification O.27/34 ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled radial engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1938 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1937-02-09 ⓘ |
| firstOperationalSquadron |
800 Naval Air Squadron
ⓘ
803 Naval Air Squadron ⓘ |
| fuselageType | two-seat cockpit in tandem ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blackburn Aircraft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
225 mph
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362 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction | sank German cruiser Königsberg at Bergen ⓘ |
| notableActionDate | 1940-04-10 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 192 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
ⓘ
linked to:
Fleet Air Arm
|
| powerplant | 1 × Bristol Perseus XII radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | dive bomber ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| range |
1220 km
ⓘ
760 mi ⓘ |
| retired | 1945 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
20000 ft
ⓘ
6100 m ⓘ |
| successor | Fairey Fulmar ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromFrontlineService | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blackburn Skua Description of subject: The Blackburn Skua was a British World War II-era carrier-based dive bomber and fighter aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.