Triple
T15351943
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New England Air Museum |
E367073
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableExhibit |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat
The Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat is a rare, long-range American transoceanic airliner from the early 1940s, notable for its role in pioneering commercial passenger service across the Atlantic.
|
E1152170
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat | Statement: [New England Air Museum, notableExhibit, Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat Context triple: [New England Air Museum, notableExhibit, Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat]
-
A.
Sikorsky S‑40
The Sikorsky S‑40 was an early 1930s American amphibious flying boat airliner used primarily by Pan American Airways for long-range overwater routes.
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B.
Sikorsky S‑38
The Sikorsky S‑38 was a twin‑engine amphibious flying boat of the late 1920s and early 1930s, used for both commercial and exploratory aviation and noted for its distinctive twin‑boom tail.
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C.
Curtiss H-16 flying boat
The Curtiss H-16 was a large American World War I-era patrol flying boat used primarily by the U.S. Navy and British forces for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
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D.
Sikorsky S-43
The Sikorsky S-43 is a 1930s American twin-engine amphibious flying boat airliner used for passenger and cargo transport over short to medium routes, including by Pan American Airways.
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E.
PBY Catalina seaplane
The PBY Catalina seaplane is a World War II–era American flying boat renowned for its long-range maritime patrol, search-and-rescue, and anti-submarine warfare roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat Triple: [New England Air Museum, notableExhibit, Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat]
Generated description
The Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat is a rare, long-range American transoceanic airliner from the early 1940s, notable for its role in pioneering commercial passenger service across the Atlantic.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat Target entity description: The Sikorsky VS-44A flying boat is a rare, long-range American transoceanic airliner from the early 1940s, notable for its role in pioneering commercial passenger service across the Atlantic.
-
A.
Sikorsky S‑40
The Sikorsky S‑40 was an early 1930s American amphibious flying boat airliner used primarily by Pan American Airways for long-range overwater routes.
-
B.
Sikorsky S‑38
The Sikorsky S‑38 was a twin‑engine amphibious flying boat of the late 1920s and early 1930s, used for both commercial and exploratory aviation and noted for its distinctive twin‑boom tail.
-
C.
Curtiss H-16 flying boat
The Curtiss H-16 was a large American World War I-era patrol flying boat used primarily by the U.S. Navy and British forces for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
-
D.
Sikorsky S-43
The Sikorsky S-43 is a 1930s American twin-engine amphibious flying boat airliner used for passenger and cargo transport over short to medium routes, including by Pan American Airways.
-
E.
PBY Catalina seaplane
The PBY Catalina seaplane is a World War II–era American flying boat renowned for its long-range maritime patrol, search-and-rescue, and anti-submarine warfare roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85a1355608190a6673ddb67231d54 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03e290efc8190b22c95dcd3e5f57f |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff01fd53688190939787a3d6ff3bb9 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff030970588190a793cd710e819635 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff04633de08190867ad3baec6b2b02 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:17 a.m.