Sikorsky S-39
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The Sikorsky S-39 is a single-engine amphibious flying boat from the early 1930s, known for its pioneering role in exploration and bush flying.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sikorsky S-39 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15351952 — 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: Sikorsky S-39 Context triple: [New England Air Museum, notableExhibit, Sikorsky S-39]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Sikorsky S-55
The Sikorsky S-55 is an early post-World War II American multi-purpose helicopter widely used by military and civilian operators around the world.
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E.
Sikorsky VS-300
The Sikorsky VS-300 was an early experimental American helicopter that pioneered the single main rotor with tail rotor configuration that became the standard for most modern helicopters.
- 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: Sikorsky S-39 Target entity description: The Sikorsky S-39 is a single-engine amphibious flying boat from the early 1930s, known for its pioneering role in exploration and bush flying.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Sikorsky S-55
The Sikorsky S-55 is an early post-World War II American multi-purpose helicopter widely used by military and civilian operators around the world.
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E.
Sikorsky VS-300
The Sikorsky VS-300 was an early experimental American helicopter that pioneered the single main rotor with tail rotor configuration that became the standard for most modern helicopters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New England Air Museum