Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E
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Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E was the twin‑engine aircraft she flew during her ill-fated 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming one of aviation history’s most famous missing planes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11177049 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E Context triple: [Lockheed Electra 10E, notableAircraft, Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E]
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A.
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
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B.
single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built single-engine monoplane flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
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C.
Douglas DC-2
The Douglas DC-2 is a pioneering 1930s American twin-engine airliner that helped establish reliable commercial air travel and directly influenced the design of the famous DC-3.
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D.
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a pioneering twin-engine propeller-driven airliner and transport aircraft introduced in the 1930s that revolutionized commercial aviation with its reliability, range, and capacity.
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E.
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a 1930s American twin‑engine, all‑metal airliner designed for medium-range passenger service and notable for its advanced performance and use as the basis for several military variants.
- 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: Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E Target entity description: Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E was the twin‑engine aircraft she flew during her ill-fated 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming one of aviation history’s most famous missing planes.
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A.
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
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B.
single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built single-engine monoplane flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
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C.
Douglas DC-2
The Douglas DC-2 is a pioneering 1930s American twin-engine airliner that helped establish reliable commercial air travel and directly influenced the design of the famous DC-3.
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D.
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a pioneering twin-engine propeller-driven airliner and transport aircraft introduced in the 1930s that revolutionized commercial aviation with its reliability, range, and capacity.
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E.
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a 1930s American twin‑engine, all‑metal airliner designed for medium-range passenger service and notable for its advanced performance and use as the basis for several military variants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Model 10 Electra
ⓘ
aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | civil aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftModel |
Lockheed Model 10E Electra
ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Model 10 Electra
|
| aircraftRegistration | NR16020 ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
long‑range transport
ⓘ
record‑attempt aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftVariant | 10E ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Purdue University ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amelia Earhart disappearance
ⓘ
Fred Noonan disappearance ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistration |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewMember |
Amelia Earhart
ⓘ
Fred Noonan ⓘ |
| crewSizeOnFinalLeg | 2 ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | icon of aviation mystery ⓘ |
| customization |
additional fuel tanks installed
ⓘ
modified for long‑range flight ⓘ revised interior for navigation and fuel capacity ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearance | 2 July 1937 ⓘ |
| engineType |
Pratt & Whitney R‑1340 Wasp radial engine
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
|
| fate | never found ⓘ |
| fundingSupportFrom | Purdue Research Foundation ⓘ |
| intendedDestination | Howland Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastDepartureAirport |
Lae Airfield
ⓘ
linked to:
Lae Nadzab Airport
|
| lastKnownLeg | Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island ⓘ |
| legacy | inspired numerous investigations and theories about its fate ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported disappearance in 1937 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean in 1937 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of aviation history’s most famous missing planes ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedEra | Golden Age of Aviation ⓘ |
| operator |
Amelia Earhart
ⓘ
Fred Noonan ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston‑engine propeller ⓘ |
| radioEquipment |
direction‑finding equipment
ⓘ
high‑frequency radio transmitter ⓘ |
| registrationPrefixMeaning |
N indicates United States registration
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R indicates restricted category ⓘ |
| searchEffort | subject of extensive U.S. Navy and Coast Guard search ⓘ |
| status | missing ⓘ |
| takeoffFrom | Oakland, California on world flight attempt ⓘ |
| usedFor | attempted circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| worldFlightDirection | eastward ⓘ |
| yearOfMajorFlight | 1937 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E Description of subject: Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E was the twin‑engine aircraft she flew during her ill-fated 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe, becoming one of aviation history’s most famous missing planes.
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